M/S. Jaswith Imu Farms, v. Union Of India,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.39697 OF 2015 ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Animal Husbandry, Sri K. Srinivas Murthy, learned counsel for respondent No.2, and Sri A. Appa Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Central Bank of India.

The issue involved in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the common order, dated 12.10.2015, of this Court in W.P.No.9383 of 2015 and batch, wherein the following order is passed: "Considering that the grievance of the petitioners is under active consideration of Government of India, in my opinion, it is appropriate to await the decision of the Government of India in that regard. In all these writ petitions, there is already an interim order in operation that the respondent banks may proceed with the recovery proceedings but shall not take possession of the property of the petitioners until further orders.

In my opinion, therefore, interest of justice would be served by further directing the first respondent/Union of India to take appropriate decision with regard to the relief, if any, to be granted to the petitioners in terms of the minutes of the meeting, referred to above, subject to concurrence by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Until such decision is taken and communicated to NABARD, the respondent commercial banks and the President of the Association of the petitioners, the interim order, referred to above, shall continue to operate. Since examination and consideration of the proposals by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, necessarily requires adequate time, the first respondent is directed to take appropriate decision in the matter, preferably, before 31.01.2016 and communicate the same accordingly. The Writ Petitions are accordingly disposed of with the above directions.

As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs."

This Writ Petition is also disposed of in terms of common order, dated 12.10.2015, in W.P.No.9383 of 2015 and batch with the direction that the reasons and directions contained therein shall form part of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

____________________________ VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR, J 08.12.2015 KH