IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SASHIKANTA MISHRA
Rajendra Biswal – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. eligibility criteria for pmay-g beneficiaries. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. state's argument on inquiry process validity. (Para 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. court's analysis on inquiry legitimacy. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. final order to quash invalid inquiry report. (Para 17) |
JUDGMENT :
Both the writ applications involve common questions of fact and law and being heard together are disposed of by this common judgment.
3. The petitioners are residents of Gopinathpur Gram Panchayat under Chandbali Block in Bhadrak district. They claim to be eligible for benefits under the scheme. Pursuant to the circular issued by the Director, Special Projects, a block level inquiry team was formed for each Gram Panchayat, pursuant to which a probable beneficiary list containing 291 beneficiaries of Gopinathpur Gram Panchayat was published on 16.01.2023. Objections were invited from the public from 16.01.2023 to 24.01.2023. Certain objections were received from the public regarding the inclusion of ineligible beneficiaries, for which a team formed at the block level conducted an inquiry. In the inquiry, 33 beneficiaries were found ineligible, while the remaining 258 were found eligible. T
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