Rajkumar.S v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 22.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and W.M.P.(MD)No.6637 of 2024 S.Rajkumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

2.The Chief General Manager, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, No. 48, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Post Box No. 6074, Nungambakkam, Chennai.

3.The Regional Joint Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

4.The Chief Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, Agri Cell, Regional Office, Tuticorin.

5.The Senior Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, Sattur, Virudhunagar District.

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Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to sanction the 25 percentage of subsidy from the 2nd respondent to the credit of loan A/c No. 101803209000003 in the 5th respondent bank within the stipulated time fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Shanmuga Selvam For Respondents : Mr.A.Kannan, Addl. Government Pleader for R1 & R3.

Mr.C.Karthic, Standing Counsel for R4 & R5.

ORDER

Heard the learned counsel for the writ petitioner, the learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents 1 and 3 and the learned standing counsel for the respondents 4 and 5.

2.The petitioner wants NABARD to sanction 25% of subsidy to the petition mentioned loan account. NABARD is not before me. The only direction that I am giving is that NABARD should consider the petitioner's 2/6

request. I have not given any positive direction for sanctioning. I am only leaving it to the discretion to the second respondent to take a call in the matter by applying the relevant norms. Since such a direction cannot prejudice the second respondent, even though the second respondent is not before me, I issue this direction.

3.The second respondent shall dispose of the petitioner's request for sanctioning of 25% of subsidy. The second respondent is directed to consider the petitioner's e-mail communication dated 13.11.2022 on merits and in accordance with law and pass final order within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4.This writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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The Registry to mark a copy of this order to the second respondent.

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To:- 1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

2.The Regional Joint Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

Copy to:

The Chief General Manager, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, No. 48, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Post Box No. 6074, Nungambakkam, Chennai.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

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