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2017 DIGILAW 154 (GAU)

STATE OF ASSAM v. DWIJEN TALUKDAR

2017-02-06

AJIT SINGH, MANOJIT BHUYAN

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JUDGMENT : Ajit Singh, J. The issue raised in both WA No.409/2015 and WP(C) No.7737/2015 has admittedly been decided by a Division Bench of this Court in PIL No.125/2015 vide judgment and order dated 5.1.2016. Its concluding paragraph 22 reads as under:- “22. The result of the foregoing discussion is that this PIL is disposed of with the following directions: 1. The respondent authorities are free to release all the benefits made available under the six of the aforesaid eight schemes, namely, (i) “Financial Assistance for construction of one lakh eight hundred Dwelling House for homeless people/minority people @ Rs.25,000/- each; (ii) Financial Assistance for 1000 women SHG per LAC (Legislative Assembly Constituency) @ Rs.5,000/- each in 126 LAC; (iii) Financial Assistance for Artisans/ Petty Traders at @ Rs. 2520/; (iv) Assistance for 200 poor widow per LAC in 126 LAC @ Rs.10,000/-; (v) Old Age Pension for one lakh people (not covered under Central Government Old Age Pension Schemes); and (vi) Mukhiya Mantri Mumai Tamuli Borbarua Krikhok Bandhu Achani, to the beneficiaries already selected by them as on 31-12-2015 in accordance with the procedure laid down in the schemes. 2. The respondent authorities are, however, directed, not to make fresh selection of beneficiaries for any of such schemes without first formulating workable criteria and, that too, only after making due publicity thereof in accordance with our aforesaid observations to ensure that the mandate of Article 14 of the Constitution of India is scrupulously complied with. 3. There shall be no interference in the selection of beneficiaries for the Special Schemes on Financial Assistance to small and marginal farmers and Special Scheme for granting 2 bundles of sheets and cash assistance to BPL/rural poors/erosion affected familites etc., or for the release of such benefits to the selected beneficiaries.” This being the situation, WA No.409/2015 as well as WP(C) No.7737/2015 are disposed of in terms of above quoted paragraph 22 of order dated 5.1.2016 passed in PIL 125/2015.