Petitioners challenged inclusion of ineligible persons in a provisional list for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. The court granted liberty to file a representation to the Block Development Officer for final verification.
Liberty granted to file representation before Block Development Officer; authority to decide within two months.
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36 ss/jks 22.03.2022
WPA(P) 226 of 2021
Ashis Biswas & Ors. Vs.
The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Shahan Shah
… … for the petitioners
Mr. Lalit Mohan Mahato Mr. Sayan Ganguly
… … for the State
The petitioners have come up with the grievance that in the list of beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yajona, annexure P-1, names of the persons have been included who are not eligible and who are having even two-storied pacca houses. He submits that the names of ineligible persons should be excluded from the list.
Learned counsel for the State has pointed out that the list, annexure-P-1, is only a provisional list wherein the objections have been invited and the list has been sent to the Block Development Officer for finalization.
If that is so, then the respondent no.3, Block Development Officer can duly consider the grievance raised by the petitioners in respect of exclusion of names of ineligible persons from the list.
Hence, we dispose of this writ petition granting liberty to the petitioners to file a detailed representation before the respondent no.3 disclosing the names of ineligible persons whose homes have been included in the list, annexure P-1, and on receipt of such a representation the respondent no.3 will make due enquiry and take a decision in accordance with law.
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The petitioners are permitted to file their representation within a period of two weeks from today. Let this exercise be completed by respondent no.3 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.
(Prakash Shrivastava, C.J.)
(Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J.)
Ashis Biswas
The State of West Bengal
Prakash Shrivastava
Rajarshi Bharadwaj
As recorded by the court registry
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