Meenketan Nayak v. Union Of India

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3267 of 2018 • Meenketan Nayak S/o Dubraj Nayak Aged About 53 Years R/o Village Nawapara, Post- Madwa, Tehsil Dabhara, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Union Of India Through The Secretary, Department Of Agriculture And Co-Operation Ministry Of Agriculture And Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi

2. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Agriculture, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. The Chief General Manager Iffco-Tokio Insurance Company Ltd. 2nd Floor Aditya Plaza Near Carmel School Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

4. District Collector, District Janjgir-Champa (CG) ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Harshwardhan Jaiswal, Advocate For Respective Respondents Mr. RK Kesharwani, Advocate and Mr.

Mr. Shashank Thakur, Government Advocate Order On Board By Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 3/12/2018

1. Heard.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the Collector, District Janjgir-Champa, as respondent No.4 during

the course of the day.

3. The dispute brought before this Court is regarding non payment of compensation under the Pradhan Mantri Crop Insurance Scheme.

4. Annexure P/1 & P/2 indicate that certain amount was paid by the petitioner as premium under the said Insurance Scheme, however, the petitioner has not been paid the damages/compensation under the Scheme despite the petitioner having suffered failure of crops.

5. Let the petitioner move before the concerned Collector within a period of 3 weeks from today. On such representation being filed, the concerned Collector shall enquire into the matter and decide the same by a speaking order, at the earliest, preferably within a period of 7 weeks from the date of submission of representation.

6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Judge Shyna