HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1572 of 2025 Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. This Public Interest Litigation has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondents to release 75% amount (Rs. 241.62 Lakh) sanctioned pursuant to Government Order dated 28.03.2018. 2. Submissions have been made that under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana ('PM-AJAY'), a sum of Rs. 282 lakh was sanctioned on 28.03.2018 for various works to be undertaken in the Village in question, however, out of the said amount, only 25% of the amount was disbursed, which has been utilized and rest of the amount has not been disbursed and therefore, the respondents be directed to disburse the said amount. 3. Instructions have been produced, inter alia, indicating that though the amount was sanctioned under the PM-AJAY and a sum of Rs. 40 lakh was disbursed, which was put to use, subsequent thereto, on 14.07.2022, the said PM-AJAY Scheme has been merged into Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana and on account of the said merger, the rest of the amount under the PM-AJAY Scheme has not been sanctioned and that under the new Scheme, no provisions has been made for the village in question. 4. In view of the above fact situation, wherein the respondents have indicated that the Scheme under which the funds were sanctioned and part of it was disbursed, the said Scheme has come to an end on account of its Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akhil Krishna for Ravindra Prakash Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Rajiv Singh (S.C.), Pankaj Kumar Gupta Vinod Kumar Chaudhary .....Petitioner(s) Union of India and 4 others .....Respondent(s) merger with another Scheme and in the new Scheme, presently, no amount has been sanctioned for the village in question, no orders, as prayed for in the petition, can be passed. 5. Consequently, the petition stands disposed of. October 8, 2025 Mukesh Pal/Sazia WPIL No. 1572 of 2025 2 (Kshitij Shailendra,J.) (Arun Bhansali,CJ.) Digitally signed by :- MUKESH PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad