Shri Satguru Samarth Krushi Va Gramin Pratisthan, Mardi Through Shri. Santosh S. Pawar v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Principal Secretary And ORS.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7858 OF 2017 Shri Satguru Samarth Krushi Va Gramin Pratisthan, Mardi
...Petitioner
vs.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
...Respondents
Mr.Ujwal Agandsurve for the Petitioner Mr.Y.S.Khochare, AGP for the respondents CORAM : A.S.OKA, & M.S.SANKLECHA, JJ.
DATE : APRIL 4, 2019 P.C.:
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned AGP for the respondents. The learned AGP has placed on record a letter dated 4th April 2019 addressed to him by the Women and Child Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. The letter is taken on record and marked `L1' for identification. The letter records that the assessment of the petitioner for releasing the grant in aid for the financial year 20152016 has been completed and it was found that a sum of Rs.9,04,835/ is payable to the petitioner. A part of the amount has been paid and a sum of Rs.3,84,267/ is still payable. The learned AGP on instructions states that the said amount of Rs.3,84,267/ will be paid to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today. We accept the
statement.
As regards the assessment of grant payable for the financial years 20102011 to 20142015 (both years inclusive), the letter tendered across the bar records that the representative of the petitioner did not appear before the squad constituted for examination of the records and therefore, assessment of grantinaid could not be made.
One more opportunity will have to be granted to the petitioner to produce documents so that assessment for the said years can be made.
Accordingly, we dispose of the petition by passing the following order:
(I) Within a period of three months from today, the respondent shall call upon the petitioner to remain present before the Squad constituted by the State Government along with relevant record/papers. Advance intimation of the date fixed for examination of the records shall be served to the petitioner; (II) If the petitioner produces requisite documents/record, the assessment for releasing of grantinaid for the financial years 20102011 to 20142015 (both the years inclusive) shall be made within a period of four months from the date on which necessary documents/record are produced by the petitioner;
(III) Needless to add that if after completing
assessment, any amount is found payable, the same shall be immediately released to the petitioner; (IV) We accept the statements made in the letter dated 4th April 2019 which is taken on record. We accept the statement made by the learned AGP on instructions that a sum of Rs.3,84,267/ is payable to the petitioner by way of balance grant in aid for the year 20152016 will be released within a period of four weeks from today;
(V) Writ Petition is disposed of on above terms. (M.S.SANKLECHA,J.) (A.S.OKA,J.)