S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, R.I.CHAGLA
Bahiram Popatrao Motiram – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. This PIL is pending in this Court from 2012.
2. A very detailed order was passed in this PIL which really triggered the action. On 13-6-2013, this Court passed an Page 2 of 10 suresh 18-PILG-153.2012.doc order on the basis of the prayers in the petition and the allegations. The gravamen of the charge or the allegation was that there are schemes launched by the State Government as also the Central Government. The benefits of the same do not reach the real beneficiaries. The Budgetary allocations and financial provisions are made but when the amounts are actually released, they are siphoned off and misappropriated. The para 2 of this order in this PIL employs these two phrases, namely, “siphoned off” and “misappropriated”. It is not for nothing that this Court employs such phrases, expressions and words. The petitioners’ case was that budgetary provision of 9% has to be made in the yearly budget for tribal development and 24 project offices were established to implement the various schemes. Action has been taken pursuant to another PIL which related to non-implementation of such welfare schemes.
3. The corruption alleged in the scheme is then summarised in para 3 of this o
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