Nallur Consumers Welfare v. The District Collector,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated: 20.06.2016 Coram:

The Honourable Mr.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE and The Honourable Mr.Justice R.MAHADEVAN W.P.No.4982 of 2013 Nallur Consumers Welfare Association rep. by its President, N.Shanmugasundaram, No.4/57, Thai Illam, Jay Nagar 1st Street, Kangeyam Road, Vijayapuram (Post) Tirupur 641 606.

... Petitioner

Versus

1.The District Collector, Tiurpur District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupur District.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tirupur Division, Tirupur.

4.The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing and Agri-Business, Coimbatore.

5.The Administrative Officer, Ushavar Santhai, Tirupur.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent No.1 to strictly enforce Ushavar Santhai Rules as stipulated in G.O.Ms.No.488/Agricultural Dept/ dated 12/11/1999 and as well as the decisions taken in the meeting held on 05.01.2013 at the auspices of the 2nd and 3rd respondents and participated by the Government officials concerned with Uzhavar Santhai, so as to help the consumers to reap the full benefits of Uzhavar Santhai scheme.

For Petitioner ::: Mr.P.M.Duraiswamy For Respondents::: Mr.S.T.S.Murthi Special Government Pleader for R.1 to R.3 Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan for R.5.

O R D E R

(The Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble The Chief Justice) On hearing the learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that the only direction to be passed is for the respondents to take due care to ensure that the wholesale vegetable dealers do not enter the market and impede the objectives with which the ''Uzhavar Sandhai'' have been set up - for farmers who sell their vegetables by retail to the actual consumers within a specified period of time of the day - 3.00 to 7.00a.m. This would ensure not only the farmer getting better value, but the consumers being able to obtain vegetables at lesser price, the very objective of such process.

2. The District Collector/first respondent to ensure compliance of the aforesaid order.

3. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of, leaving the parties to bear their own costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Collector, Tiurpur District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupur District.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tirupur Division, Tirupur.

4.The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing and Agri-Business, Coimbatore.

5.The Administrative Officer, Ushavar Santhai, Tirupur.

+1cc to Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan, Advocate Sr.33847 +1cc to Mr.P.M.Duraiswamy, Advocate Sr.34161 +1cc to the Government Pleader Sr.33830 W.P.No.4982 of 2013 ctk[co] srg 21/07/2016