Shriram Mahadevrao Satpute District Secretary, Grahak Panchayat Maha., Nagpur (Rural) v. Union Of India, Thr. The Secretary, Ministry Of Textiles, New Delhi And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT NAGPUR, NAGPUR.

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MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 284 OF 2022 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 12/2022 * Shriram Mahadeorao Satpute District Secretary, Grahak Panchayat, Nagpur ..Petitioner versus 1) Union of India and three others ..

Respondents ............................................................................................................... Mr. S.R. Badana, Advocate for petitioner Mr.N.S.Deshpande,Assistant Solicitor General of India for Respondent No.1-Union of India Mrs. Ketaki Joshi, Incharge Government Pleader for Respondent No.2 ..............................................................................................................

CORAM

: SUNIL B. SHUKRE & G.A. SANAP, JJ DATE D : 22nd June, 2022.

P.C. :

Heard Mr.S.R.Badana, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. N.S.Deshpande, learned ASGI for Respondent No.1Union of India, and Mrs.Ketaki Joshi, learned Incharge Government Pleader for Respondent No.2.

2.

It is seen from the memo of petition and as argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that the basic point raised in the

petition was not that of purchase policy or cotton procurement policy of the State and Central Governments but it was of shoddy implementation of the procurement of cotton by the State Government as well as Central Government. It is the contention of the petitioner that the cotton procurement centres are deliberately opened by the State and Central Government belatedly, so that the private purchasers get the advantage and are able to purchase the cotton from framers at throwaway prices which cotton so purchased by the private persons, is then sold at much higher rates at the cotton procurement centres opened belatedly by the State Government and Central Government. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this way the exploitation of farmers is going on and this is happening in a state which is governed by the principle of welfare of its citizens as per the directive principles of the State policy.

3.

All these aspects of the matter, however, have not been considered by this Court when it disposed of the PIL filed by the petitioner, vide its order dated 9th March 2022. There is thus an apparent error on the face of the record and, therefore, the order dated 9th March 2022 deserves to be recalled. 4.

The Misc.Civil Application is allowed. The order dated 9th March 2022 is hereby recalled. PIL No. 12/2022 is directed to be restored to the file of this Court forthwith and, thereafter,

notices be issued to the Respondents.

5.

Mrs. Ketaki Joshi, learned GP and Mr. N.S. Deshpande, learned ASGI waive notices for respective Respondents. The copy of the amended petition be furnished to each of the Respondents. Stand over after two weeks.

[G.A. SANAP,J.] [SUNIL B. SHUKRE, J.] sahare