Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10964 of 2015 =========================================================== Manish Kumar, son of late Bidya Sagar Sharma, resident of Village- Waina, Police Station - Ghosi in the district of Jehanabad. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Co-operative Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Divisional Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gaya.

5. Deleted

6. The Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation, Bihar, Patna.

7. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Jehanabad.

8. The District Co-operative Officer, Jehanabad.

9. The District Supply Officer, Jehanabad.

10. The District Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation, Jehanabad.

11. The Block Development Officer, Modanganj, Jehanabad.

12. The Bandhuganj PACS through its Chairman, Bandhuganj under Modanganj Block in the district of Jehanabad.

13. The Chairman, Bandhuganj PACS, Jehanabad. .... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anjani Kumar Singh- AAG4 For respondent Nos.12 and 13: Mr. Sushant Kumar, Advocate =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 22-12-2016 The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court in Public Interest Litigation to direct the State Government to pay cost of paddy to the farmers.

Learned counsel for the petitioner admits that the paddy amount at the rate of Rs.1660/- per quintal has been paid to the farmers but cost of bags at the rate of Rs.27/- per quintal has not been

Patna High Court CWJC No.10964 of 2015 dt.22-12-2016 2/2 paid to the farmers of Gandhar Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society.

We dispose of the preset writ application with a direction to the State to consider as to whether any farmer is entitled to the cost of bag apart from the cost of paddy paid to the farmers and if such cost is payable then to pay the same expeditiously in accordance with law.

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