HIGH COURT ORDERED MAHARSHTRA GOVT. TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION ON REMEDIES GIVEN BY PETITIONER-VJAS

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI

REGD. OFFICE: 11, TRISARAN SOCIETY, KHAMLA, NAGPUR - 440 025.
PH. 2282447/457 MOBILE-9422108846.

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REF: - FARMERS SUICIDES-HIGH COURT PRESS-NOTE DATED-7^TH AUGUST, 2006

HIGH COURT ORDERED MAHARSHTRA GOVT. TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION ON REMEDIES GIVEN BY PETITIONER AND TO HOST ALL DETAILS, RIGHT FROM LIST OF FARMERS COMMITTING SUICIDES TO THE STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS (WELFARE) SCHEMES, FUNDS ALLOCATED AND SPENT, NUMBER AND NAMES OF BENEFICIARIES AS PER 11^TH JULY ORDER BY 16^TH AUGUST,2006

NAGPUR-7^TH AUGUST, 2006

MAHARASHTRA GOVT. FAILS TO SATISFY THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT TODAY THAT THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING RELIEF PACKAGE ANNOUNCED BY INDIAN PRIME MINISTER DR.MANMOHANSINGH ON 1^ST JULY,2006,AS TODAY GOVT. REPLY WAS NOT HAVING ANY DETAILS REGARDING LIST OF FARMERS COMMITTING SUICIDES TO THE STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS (WELFARE) SCHEMES, FUNDS ALLOCATED AND SPENT, NUMBER AND NAMES OF BENEFICIARIES.
A DIVISION BENCH OF JUSTICE R M S KHANDEPARKAR AND JUSTICE S R DONGAONKAR WHILE HEARING A PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION FILED BY VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI PRESIDENT KISHORE TIWARI ASKED THE RESPONDENT STATE TO THAT THEY LEARNED FROM PRESS THAT INDIAN PRIME MINISTER IS VISITING VIDARBHA ONCE AGAIN AS MORE THAN 100 FARMERS SUICIDE ARE REPORTED AFTER HIS VISIT AND RELEASING THE SPECIAL PACKAGE OF RS.3750/-CRORE.

THE PETITIONER, SAMITI PRESIDENT KISHORE TIWARI COUNCILS ADV.FIRDOS MIRZA, ADV.VINOD TIWARI AND ADV. AJAY SOMANI HAS INFORMED THE COURT THAT EARLIER HIGH COURT ORDER HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED YET AND MAHARASHTRA ARE TILL ACTUAL IN THE RELIEF AND FAILED TO BAIL THEM OUT FROM THE PRESENT CRISIS AND RELIEF HAS REACHED TO DISTRESS FAMILIES HENCE LIST OF BENEFICIARIES OF SUCH SCHEMES IS MISSING FROM REPLY AND WEB SITE BOTH.

THE BENCH HAS FIXED NEXT DATE ON 16^TH AUGUST , 2006 AND ASKED GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA TO PROVIDE ALL DETAILS AS PER EARLIER HIGH COURT ORDER ,THE BENCH ALSO ASKED TAKE REMEDIAL MEASURES AS SUGGESTED BY THE PETITIONER AND TO PUT ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION REGARDING RELIEF MEASURES INITIATED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION OF PUBLIC AT LARGE.

TODAY IN AFFIDAVIT FILED BEFORE THE HIGH COURT PETITIONER KISHORE TIWARI INFORMED COURT THAT GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA TILL DATE HAS NOT PUT ANY DATA REGARDING IT’S RELIEF MEASURE IN ORDER TO STOP ON GOING SUICIDES IN VIDARBHA MORE OVER PETITIONER AS GIVEN LIST OF REMEDIES TO HIGH COURT ALONG WITH 716 NAMES OF FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE SINCE JUNE, 2005 .THIS LIST INCLUDE NAME 108 FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDES AFTER PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED IT’S RS.3750/- CRORE RELIEF PACKAGE.

EARLIER ORDER IMPOSED COST OF RS 1000 EACH ON 13 TOP BUREAUCRATS, INCLUDING CHIEF SECRETARY FOR THEIR FAILURE TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF COURT NOTICE FOR NOT FILING REPLIES.

A DIVISION BENCH OF JUSTICE J N PATEL AND JUSTICE S R DONGAONKAR IN A SNUB TO THE BUREAUCRACY HAD IMPOSED RS 1000 AS COST ON 13 RESPONDENTS.
THE 13 TOP OFFICIALS LATER ON JUNE 28 OFFERED AN APOLOGY TO THE COURT AND DEPOSITED SUM.

LATER ON, WHILE ISSUING THE ORDER TO RECALL OF ITS OWN ORDER, COURT CLEARLY STATED THAT "THIS DOES NOT MEAN A CLEAN CHIT TO THEM.”

ADV.FIRDOS MIRZA ,ADV.VINOD TIWARI,ADV.AJAY SOMANI APPEARED FOR PETITIONER WHEREAS ADV.BHARATI DANGARE,A.G.P APPEARED FOR STATE .SPRECIAL RELIEF COMMINOR MR.ANUP KUMAR WAS PRESENT IN HIGH COURT AT THE TIME OF HEARING TODAY.CASE HAS BEEN FIXED ON 16^TH AUGUST FOR FURTHER HEARING.

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THANKING YOU,
YOURS TRULY,


KISHOR TIWARI

PRESIDENT