A. K. PATNAIK, C.J. :- The petitioner No.1 is an Advocate from village Patna Tamoli; Thana Saleha, Tahsil Gunor, District Panna. The petitioner No.2 is a retired Government Servant from the same village Patna Tamoli. On 5-8-2002, one Mallu Sen, aged about 70 years, expired in village Patna Tamoli. Next morning, when preparations were made for his funeral, Smt. Kuttibai, his wife, jumped on to the funeral pyre and died. The incident got wide publicity and the State Government set up an inquiry and a team of State Commission for Women went to village Patna Tamoli and submitted a report. The cabinet of the State Government took a decision to stop all kinds of financial assistance to Patna Tamoli Gram Panchayat for a period of two years and also requested the Central Government not to extend any financial assistance to the Gram Panchayat. This decision of the State Government was communicated by a letter dated 28-8-2002 of the Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department to the Chief Executive Officer, district Panchayat, Panna, a copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P/6. Aggrieved, the petitioners have filed this writ petition as a public interest litigation pr