Jai Maa Santoshi Swa Sahayta Samooh Bodka v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2843 of 2016 • Jai Maa Santoshi Swa Sahayta Samooh Bodka, Through Its President Smt. Kanchan, W/o Shri Komal Sahu, Aged About 25 Years, R/o Village Bodka, Post Mohabhata Thana Saja And Tahsil Berla, District Bemetara (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Women And Child Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

2. Collector (Women And Child Development) Bemetara, District Bemetara (Chhattisgarh)

3. Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Bemetara, District Bemetara, (Chhattisgarh)

4. District Programme Officer, Women And Child Development Department, District Bemetara (Chhattisgarh)

5. Amin Swa Sahayta Samooh, Bahinga, Village Bahinga, Post Mohabhata Thana Saja And Tahsil Berla, District Bemetara (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri RK Bhagat, Advocate For Respondents-State :

Shri Vinod Deshmukh, GA for the State Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 16/11/2016

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the District Program Officer, Woman and Child Development, Bemetara has passed the impugned order on approval from the Collector, Bemetara, therefore, the petitioner does not have any alternative remedy to prefer this writ petition because under the extant government guidelines, the appeal lies before the Collector.

2. Considering the entire facts situation of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with direction that if the petitioner prefers an appeal/representation before the Principal Secretary, Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Chhattisgarh, within a period of two weeks from today, the said Principal Secretary shall consider and decide petitioner's appeal/representation at the earliest, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of submission. The appeal shall be decided after providing personal hearing to the petitioner. Sd/- Judge Prashant Kumar Mishra Ashu