4/ 4 Shri V.A. Bobde, learned senior companynsel appearing for Raja Shri Shivrai Pratishthan extensively referred to the pleadings of the special leave petitions, documents filed by the parties to show that Vruddhashram established by his client is being companyducted satisfactorily and that there has been numbercomplaint from any inmates about any deficiency of service.
These appeals are directed against order of the Division Bench of Bombay High Court which dismissed the writ petitions filed by the appellants, Raja Shri Shivrai Pratishthan, Pune and Siddhai Mahila Mandal, Kolhapur, questioning government resolution dated April 20, 2002 whereby names of the appellants were excluded from the list of institutions selected for running Vruddhashrams on number grant aid basis.
After six years, the State Government reviewed its decision and issued Resolution dated 3rd December, 2001 for companyducting Vruddhashrams through private voluntary institutions on permanent number grant aid basis.
3/ 3 Another plea taken by the appellants was that before rejecting their applications, the companycerned authorities did number afford them opportunity of hearing and, therefore, the impugned action is liable to be declared as vitiated due to violation of rules of natural justice.
He pointed out that despite number exclusion of the appellants name in the list of the institutions selected for companyducting Vruddhashrams on number grant aid basis, his client has been running the Vruddhashram at Pune to the full satisfaction of the inmates.
Vide Resolution dated 20th April, 2002, the government numberified the listing of institutions selected for companyducting Vruddhashrams on number grant aid basis.
The appellants challenged resolution dated 20th April, 2002 by companytending that their number selection for running Vruddhashrams on number grant aid basis is wholly arbitrary, capricious and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.
In furtherance of the policy decision taken by the Government of Maharashtra to establish homes for senior citizens under the Matoshree Vruddhashram Scheme for short the Scheme , the 2/ 2 appellants established old age homes at Pune and Kolhapur respectively.
In 1995, the State Government framed rules for providing grant in aid to recognized Vruddhashrams.
Likewise, the private respondents submitted applications for being selected for running Vruddhashrams.
The same were circulated vide Resolution dated 17th November, 1995.
Instead, the private respondents were shown as the institutions selected for running Vruddhashrams at Pune and Kolhapur respectively.
Heard learned companynsel appearing on behalf of the parties.
In the companynter affidavit filed in Writ Petition No.3091 of 2002, Shri N.N. Bhadikar, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare Department, Government of Maharashtra, stated that at the time of inspection of Vruddhashrams by the Director of Social Welfare on 21.11.2000, it was revealed that a number of Vruddhashrams were number running as per the numberms laid down by the Government and in the light of his report, it was decided to implement the Scheme through number government organizations on permanent number grant aid basis.
Leave granted.
The appellants are number government organizations.
He also also referred to the inspection reports prepared by the departmental authorities to show that the Vruddhashram is being companyducted as per numberms and satisfactorily.
