Extend Crop Loan Waiver Scheme to All Farmers: Madras HC

HC held that denial of benefit of waiver of crop loans to the farmers who had cultivated lands exceeding 5 acres is a clear discrimination violating Article 14 of the Constitution of India. In such view of the matter, we hold that the petitioner is entitled for the relief as prayed for. In the result, the writ petition is allowed with a direction to the respondents to extend the crop loan waiver scheme in G.O.Ms.No.50, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection (CC1) Department dated 23.05.2016 and G.O.Ms.No.59, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection (CC1) Department dated 28.06.2016 to all ...