DOROTHIA KERKETTA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS Public Interest Litigation has been filed for issuance of a direction upon the Respondent Nos. 3, 4 and 5 to pay the insurance amount to the persons of Basen Panchayat, Block - Kurdeg, Simdega on account of Agriculture Insurance Policy under National Agriculture Insurance Plan under which the insured amount is payable to the policy holder in case of the failure of Kharif Crops 2009. It is the case of the petitioner that in the Basen Panchayat, the farmers had insured their crops in the year, 2009 in Local Area Multipurpose Projects Society (LAMPS) Kurdeg and Kinkel. According to the petitioner, in the year 2009, a severe drought occurred in the State of Jharkhand and Bolba Block and Simdega Block in the district Simdega were also declared as drought hit areas due to scanty rainfall occurred. Further case of the petitioner is that, insurance claim of the persons in the same set of situation have been given in the adjoining blocks, but the amount has not been paid to the farmers of Kurdeg Block under the National Agriculture Insurance Plan and therefore, the petitioner, who is serving as Mukhia of Gram Panchayat, Basen Block, has filed this Public Interest Litigation.

(2.) WE have heard Mr. Arshad Hussain, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as Mr. Ajit Kumar, the learned A.A.G., appearing on behalf of the respondents.