The High Court disposed of a PIL regarding an unaddressed complaint by directing the Project Director to investigate within six weeks and report the outcome.
Director directed to look into the complaint and take remedial measures within six weeks if permissible.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION No.46 OF 2015
DATED: 02.03.2015
Between: P.Lakshmi Reddy … Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh and others
… Respondents
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION No.46 of 2015
ORDER: (per the Hon’ble The Chief Justice Sri Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta)
We have heard the learned counsel for the parties and at this stage, we should not go into the merit of the matter. We dispose of this Public Interest Litigation by the following order.
A complaint has been submitted by the petitioner before the fourth respondent – Project Director, Women & Children Development Department, ICDS Project, YSR Kadapa District. However, it has not been looked into. Hence, we direct the fourth respondent to look into the complaint submitted by the petitioner and take remedial measure, if permissible under the law. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of this order. The result of such action taken in terms of this order shall be communicated to the petitioner within a week thereafter. No order as to costs.
Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed.
___________________ K.J. SENGUPTA, CJ
2nd MARCH, 2015.
SANJAY KUMAR, J
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P. Lakshmi Reddy
The State of Andhra Pradesh
Project Director, Women & Children Development Department
Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta
Sanjay Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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