IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.10 OF 2010 Sharda Amrut Ugle ... Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. S.P. Kanuga i/by Mr. M.V. Aiya for petitioner. Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, Assistant Government Pleader for the state. CORAM : ANIL R. DAVE, C. J. & S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATED : 25TH MARCH, 2010 P.C. In this PIL, State circular dated 11th September, 2009 issued by the Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department is under challenge. 2. By virtue of the above-referred circular, the Government intends to make some enquiries with regard to non-eligible ration cards because possibly some information must have been received by the State Government or by the Union of India that there are certain bogus ration cards. 3. Validity of the above circular has been challenged on the ground that, in the past an enquiry had already been made so as to ascertain genuineness of ration cards. The learned advocate for the petitioner has, therefore, submitted that it would not be necessary to make such an inquiry again. 4. We do not agree with the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner because in our opinion, there is nothing wrong if the Government makes efforts to find out bogus ration cards as issuance of bogus ration cards would not only adversely affect the administration but the object of supplying essential commodities to needy persons would also be frustrated. 4. We do not see any reason to interfere. PIL is dismissed. CHIEF JUSTICE S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.