R.Sadaiyappan, S/O. Rajendran, v. The Director Of Agriculture,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.09.2024
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.D.KRISHNAKUMAR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ and W.M.P.(MD) No.22034 of 2018 R.Sadaiyappan ... Petitioner -vs1.The Director of Agriculture Chepauk, Chennai 2.The Regional Manager Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd., Chennai 3.The District Collector Ramanathapuram District Ramanathapuram 4.The Tahsildar Thiruvadanai Taluk Ramanathapuram District 5.The Co-operative Joint Registrar District Co-operative Office Ramanathapuram
6.The District Revenue Officer Ramanathapuram District Ramanathapuram 7.The General Manager Ramanathapuram District Co-op.Societies Bank Post Box No.25, 265-E Vandikkara Street Ramanathapuram-623 501 ... Respondents [R7 is impleaded vide Court order dated 18.12.2018 in W.M.P.(MD) No.22439 of 2018] PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 3 to 5 to pay the remaining 20% compensation as fixed by the second respondent for the year 2016-2017 to the petitioner and other farmers in the Thottamangalam Village, Ramnad District and further direct the respondents to formulate a proper system with safeguards for disbursement of the insurance claim to the farmers of Thottamangalam Village.
For Petitioner :
Mr.J.Anandkumar For Respondents :
Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R1, R3 to R6 Mr.D.Srinivasa Raghavan for R2 Mr.D.Shanmugaraja Sethupathy for R7
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE] Prayer in this writ petition is to direct the respondents 3 to 5 to pay the remaining 20% compensation as fixed by the second respondent for the year 2016-2017 to the petitioner and other farmers in the Thottamangalam Village, Ramnad District and further direct the respondents to formulate a proper system with safeguards for disbursement of the insurance claims to the farmers of Thottamangalam Village.
2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel appearing for the second respondent, on instructions, submitted that, based on the report of the District Collector / third respondent, the petitioner's request for payment of crop insurance amount has been rejected by the second respondent / Insurance Company.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that if that be so, no rejection order has been received by the petitioner sofar to take further course of action.
4. In view of the above, we direct the respondents 2 and 3 to serve a copy of the rejection order to the petitioner, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order enabling him to take further course of action, if he so desires.
5. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [D.K.K., A.C.J.] [M.S.Q., J.] 06.09.2024 NCC :
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1.The Director of Agriculture, Chepauk, Chennai.
2.The District Collector, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram.
3.The Tahsildar, Thiruvadanai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.
4.The Co-operative Joint Registrar, District Co-operative Office, Ramanathapuram.
5.The District Revenue Officer, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram.
D.KRISHNAKUMAR , A.C.J.
and MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ , J.
krk and W.M.P.(MD) No.22034 of 2018 06.09.2024