CWP No.14849 of 1989 (O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.14849 of 1989 (O&M) Date of Decision: 06.09.2011 Dharm Singh s/o Kaka Singh, resident of village Baroli, Tehsil, Kharar, District Ropar and others ... Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab, through Secretary to Government Punjab, Rural Development and Panchayats Departments, Punjab, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present: Mr. Gurcharan Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Anil Sharma, Addl. AG, Punjab. ***** 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? NO 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? NO 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest? NO K. KANNAN, J. (Oral) 1. Under a Central Government Scheme called Indra Awaas Yojna, houses were to be constructed for the benefit of poor persons and for that purpose in the year 1989, `10,000/- had been allotted for each one of them and an amount of `2,50,520/- had been transferred to the Panchayat Samiti, Kharar. The Government has engaged the Executive Officer of the Samiti in several communications pointing out to the laxity on his part and how the Central Scheme was being subverted by his indifference. It has ultimately turned out that the amount was not utilized and it appears that it has been transferred to Deputy Commissioner, Ropar in the Block Chamkaur Sahib by CWP No.14849 of 1989 (O&M) [2] the letter No.2026 dated 02.03.1989. This information is available through the reply filed on behalf of respondents No.4, 5 and 7. 2. The writ petition is for a direction that the petitioners, who are all poor persons and who were meant to be the perspective beneficiaries under the Scheme, never got the benefit. The petition contains a prayer for a mandamus to release the amount and start the construction of 29 rural houses under the Scheme. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners states that they are all poor persons and the benefit of the Scheme must reach them. If, only all the beneficient schemes of the Central Government must have been strictly observed, perhaps there would be no poor going with hungry stomach or without roof over his head in India. In reality, it is otherwise. The relief that the Court can grant shall not turn out to be another illusory carrot stick. The direction for allocation of `10,000/- under the Scheme floated in the year 1989 cannot be given now. However, I direct the respondents to consider the petitioners' request for any Scheme for housing that may be prevalent now and if any of the petitioners are entitled to such consideration, the same shall be extended to them. To these observations with hope, the writ petition is disposed of. ( K. KANNAN ) SEPTEMBER 06, 2011 JUDGE Rajan