1 WP 9911.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 9911 OF 2010 Sayyed Noor S/o Sayyed Ahmed & Oths. .... PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and others. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. Abdul Aziz Hazi Fatelal, Advocate for the petitioners. Smt.A.V.Gondhalekar, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 04/03/2011 PER COURT : 1. Heard. 2. The Additional Chief Executive Officer, who is incharge of Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Jalna is present today consequent to the order passed by this Court on 1/3/2011 3. The learned counsel appearing for Zilla Parishad, Jalna submits that Vakil Patra was forwarded by the Chief Executive Officer in the month of November, 2010 to the learned counsel, but due to mistake on his part, the same could not be filed in time. The learned counsel, therefore, tenders apology to this court. 2 WP 9911.2010 4. Affidavit in reply has been filed today on behalf of respondent no. 3. 5. On query made, the learned counsel for Zilla Parishad submits that there are no prescribed criteria for selecting deserving persons as beneficiaries under Jawahar Vihir Yojana for digging wells. This matter pertains to the implementation of the scheme for the year 2005 – 2008. The learned counsel for the Zilla Parishad submits that in the month of March, 2010, the application received by the authorities were finalized. At present the scheme is not in operation. We observe that if there are no criteria prescribed by the State for selecting beneficiaries under the scheme, the State Govt. shall prescribe criteria. 6. As the selection process under the scheme during the period 2005 – 2008 is implemented and the selection process is over, we observe that the petitioners would be entitled to apply in future in case the State authorities call for such applications. The Petition stands disposed of. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL,J.] knp/WP 9911.2010