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Rasi Seeds Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Maharashtra and Ors.

Bombay HC7 Aug 2018WP/6805/2017

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What is this about?

The petition challenging the suspension of a seed sales license was disposed of after the impugned suspension order was withdrawn. The court directed the distribution of a deposited sum to affected farmers listed in the withdrawn order.

What did the court decide?

Respondent No. 2 to withdraw deposited amount with interest and distribute it to 226 farmers covered under the order dated 16th May, 2018.

Rasi Seeds Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Agriculture… — Service and Employment | Bombay HC (2018)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6805 OF 2017

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Rasi Seeds Pvt. Ltd. …Petitioner Versus Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents

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Mr. Ishan Sinha I/b. M/s. Wadia Ghandy and Co. for the Petitioner. Mr. Prashant P. Chavan, Spl. Counsel with Mr. A.P. Vanarse, AGP for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3.

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CORAM : RANJIT MORE AND SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ.

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DATED: 7^th AUGUST, 2018.

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P.C.:-

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The Petitioner is challenging the order passed by the Respondent No.2 whereby license to sell RCH 659 BG-2 came to be suspended. The Petitioner has also sought direction to the Respondent No.2 to renew its license to sale RCH 659 BG-2 in accordance with law.

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Mr. Chavan, the learned special counsel for the Respondent No.3 has placed on record the order dated 16^th May, 2018 passed by the Director of Agriculture (Input and Quality Control) State of Maharashtra. Said order was passed in pursuance of the interim order passed by this Court on 2^nd May, 2018. By the said order, the order impugned in this petition viz. suspension of license of RCH 659 BG-2 came to be withdrawn.

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Megha

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Earlier, pursuant to the order dated 22^nd June, 2017, the Petitioner had deposited an amount of Rs.36,83,931/- in this Court. The learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner under instruction submits that he has no objection if said amount is distributed to the farmers, who have sustained loss because of the use of the BG-2 technology and whose names are recorded in the list annexed to the impugned order.

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In the light of above we dispose of the petition by passing following order:-

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(i)The Respondent No.2 or any officer authorised by the Respondent No.2 shall withdraw the amount deposited by the Petitioner in this Court viz. Rs.36,83,931/- alongwith interest accrued thereon.

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(ii) The Respondent No.2 or any officer authorised by him shall distribute this amount to the 226 farmers, who are covered under the order dated 16^th May, 2018 passed by the Respondent No.2-Director of Agriculture (Input and Quality Control) State of Maharashtra.

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(SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.)

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(RANJIT MORE, J.)

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MeghaShridhar Digitally signedby MeghaShridhar ParabDate: 2018.09.24 Parab 17:46:58 +0530

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Megha

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Rasi Seeds Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Maharashtra and Ors.

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