Disposed

Shetana Ram v. Union of India

Rajasthan HC8 Jul 2024CW/6148/2024

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What is this about?

Agriculturists whose Kharif 2020 crop insurance claim under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna was unpaid due to the bank's clerical error in village name sought direction to the government committee to decide their corrected claim. The court disposed of the petition directing respondents No.1 and 2 to decide the pending claim within six weeks in accordance with law.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondents No.1 & 2 to decide the pending compensation claim within six weeks from receipt of certified copy of order.

Shetana Ram Vs Union of India — Insurance | Rajasthan HC (2024)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

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S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6148/2024

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Shetana Ram S/o Chunna Ram, Aged About 48 Years, Gram Kemedia Post Kamedia, Tehsil Jayal District Nagaur.

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Badri Ram S/o Tilak Ram, Aged About 66 Years, Gram Kemedia Post Kamedia, Tehsil Jayal District Nagaur.

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Ramdev S/o Lalu Ram, Aged About 65 Years, Gram Kemedia Post Kamedia, Tehsil Jayal District Nagaur.

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Mohan Ram S/o Hukma Ram, Aged About 49 Years, Gram Kemedia Post Kamedia, Tehsil Jayal District Nagaur.

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Bansi Ram S/o Likma Ram, Aged About 63 Years, Gram Kemedia Post Kamedia, Tehsil Jayal District Nagaur.

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----Petitioners

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Versus

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Union Of India, Through The Secretary, Department Of Agriculture, Cooperation And Farmers Welfare, Government Of India, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001

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The Chief Executive Offers, Department Of Agriculture, Cooperation And Farmers Welfare, Government Of India Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi -110001

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State Of Rajasthan, Through The Principle Secretary, Department Of Agriculture, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

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The Principle Secretary, Department Of Co-Operative Society, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

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The Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Nehru Sahkar Bhawan, 22 Godam, Jaipur

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The Commissioner, Agriculture Commissionrate Of Agriculture, Government Of Rajasthan, Pant Krishi Bhawan, Jaipur.

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The District Collector, Nagaur. 8. The Joint Director (Extension), Department Of Agriculture, Nagaur.

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The Nagaur Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., Nagaur Through Its Managing Director, Gandhi Chowk, Nagaur.

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The Nagaur Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., Nagaur, Through Its Branch Managar, Jayal, District Nagaur.

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The Manager, Cooperative Gram Seva Sahkari Samiti Limited, Kamedia, Gram Panchayat Kamediya , District Nagaur.

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The Manager, Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd., (Regional Officer), Man Upasana Plot No. C-44, 6Th Floor, Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur 302001

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s)	:	Mr. Dhan RajKhichi
For Respondent(s)	:	Mr. Mukesh Rajpurohit, Dy.S.G. with Ms. Dimple Rajpurohit for UOI Mr. I.R Choudhary, AAG assisted by
		Mr. Subash Choudhary, AGC and Mr. Samir Shrimali
		Mr. TRS Sodha
		Mr. Nathu Singh Rathore, AAG
		assisted byMr. Navneet Singh

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JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA

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Order

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08/07/2024

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Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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The present writ petition has been filed for award of compensation to the petitioners in lieu of insurance for the damages of Kharif Crop for the year 2020. 3. Briefly the facts noted are that the petitioners are an agriculturists of Patwar Halka, Kamediya. The petitioners paid premium for the Kharif crop of 2020 through Central Cooperative Bank, Nagaur. The concerned bank accepted the requisite documents along with the details filled in by the petitioners. However, while processing the case for payment of compensation, in place of village Kamediya, the name of the village was wrongly filled as Kherat, therefore, the petitioners were not paid the compensation for the damages of his crop. The petitioners are

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claiming compensation under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, 2020. When claim of the petitioners were not paid, they filed an application before the bank for payment of compensation. On this application, the officials of the bank informed that by an inadvertent mistake, the name of the village was wrongly shown as Kherat and necessary corrective measures are being taken by the bank. In furtherance of the same, the correct details and information was sent to the committee constituted by the Central Government comprising of representative of the State Government for making necessary corrections in the record and for award of compensation to the petitioners. The corrected information has been placed on record in the form of Annexure-6. Despite corrective measures having been taken by the bank, the committee constituted for the purpose has not decided the claim of the petitioners till date. In the circumstances, the petitioners have preferred the present writ petition praying that the Committee constituted may be directed to decide the case of the petitioners for award of compensation as per the information submitted by the bank for correction of the mistake committed by the bank at the earliest.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents are not in a position to refute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of Union of India assures this court that the committee will decide the claim case of the petitioners at the earliest, strictly in accordance with law.

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In view of the submissions made, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents No.1 & 2 to decide the pending claim case of the petitioners for grant of compensation for the damages of Kharif Crop for the year 2020 at the earliest preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, strictly in accordance with law.

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Needless to say that the documents supplied by the petitioners and the bank for correcting the clerical mistake committed by the bank shall be taken into account by the Committee for deciding the claim case of the petitioners.

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The stay application also stands disposed of accordingly.

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(DINESH MEHTA),J

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35-akansha/-

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