JUDGMENT

P.Sathasivam, J.:-Leave granted in all the special leave petitions.

Criminal Appeal No.____ of 2013 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 7293 of 2009)

2. This appeal is directed against the final judgment and order dated 02.09.2009 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Nagpur in Criminal Application No. 3112 of 2006 whereby the High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the appellants herein while confirming the order dated 27.09.2005, passed by the Court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Ghatanji in Criminal Complaint Case No. 92 of 2005.

3. Brief facts:

(a) The Government of Maharashtra has published a Government Resolution on 02.06.2004 wherein it was informed to the public at large that the percentage of educated un-employed amongst the Scheduled Caste and neo- Buddhist are on the higher side and those who are below poverty line are required to work under different schemes and their standard of living is consequently adversely affected. For the said reason, it was resolved that land should be made available to such people to create a source of income for them. For the said purpose, a scheme was framed by name Karamveer Dadasaheb Gaikwad Sabalika