Petitioners sought waiver of farming loans. The court noted that the Government of Maharashtra had already announced a policy for loan waiver covering lakhs of farmers, which fully answer the petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 138 OF 2016
Maharashtra State Farmer & Farm Workers Congress.
.. Petitioner
Vs
Union of India & Anr.
.. Respondents
Mr.Ankur Pohade i/b M/s Jay & Co., for the Petitioner.
Mr.A.B.Vagyani – GP a/w Mr.P.G.Sawant – AGP and Ms.Geetanjali Golatkar – AAGP and Mr.Rohan Sawant – AAGP, for RespondentState.
Mr.Parag Vyas, for Respondent-Union of India.
CORAM : DR.MANJULA CHELLUR, C.J. & N.M.JAMDAR, J. Date : August 3, 2017.
P.C. :
The Government Advocate has placed on record policy decision which has come into force with effect from 28 June 2017. The relief sought in the Public Interest Litigation is for waiver of loans, so far as farmers are concerned. Policy placed on record indicates terms and conditions to whom such waiver is applicable and it covers about 136 lakhs of farmers and the benefit under the policy
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will extend to all over the State of Maharashtra and the amount involved would be Rs.34,000/- crores. In the light of such policy, the very prayer sought in the Public Interest Litigation is answered. Therefore, we are of the opinion, the petition need not be kept pending. Accordingly the petition is disposed of as infructuous.
(N.M.JAMDAR, J.) CHIEF JUSTICE
Maharashtra State Farmer & Farm Workers Congress.
Union of India & Anr.
DR.MANJULA CHELLUR
N.M.JAMDAR
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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