IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2870 of 2010 ***** 1. AJAY SHARMA S/O LATE JAGDISH SHARMA R/O VILL.- SADURA, P.O.- SIKARIA, P.S.- PALIGANJ, DISTT.- PATNA 2. SABINDAR SHARMA S/O LATE KAILASH SINGH P.O.- SIDHIPUR, P.S.- PALIGANJ, DISTT.- PATNA 3. DOMAN MOCHI S/O LATE CHUNNI MOCHI VILL.- THAKURI, VILL.- BANAULI KHURD, DISTT.- PATNA. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA 16-20 BARAKHAMBHA LANE, NEW DELHI THROUGH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EAST ZONE) FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA, 10-A, MIDDLETON ROW, KOLKATA-71 3. GENERAL MANAGER (REGION) FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA, REGIONAL OFFICE, ARUNACHAL BUILDING, EXHIBITION ROAD, PATNA 4. AREA MANAGER FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA, FIRDAUS BUILDING, EXHIBITION ROAD, PATNA. …. …. Respondents ----------- 2. 18.2.2010. Heard Mr. Shivaji Pandey, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. Prabhakar Tekriwal, learned counsel for the Food Corporation of India. The present controversy has been raised for the second time before this Court. On earlier occasion one Krishna Pratap Singh had preferred C.W.J.C. No. 2960 of 2009, wherein this Court had passed the following order:- The procurement of food grains from the farmers at pre-determined price is under scheme to improve the conditions of farmers and to ensure a minimum price for their produce. The menace of middleman cheating the farmers and procuring food grains at a lesser price and then - 2 - making money by selling the same to the Corporation is a problem which the Corporation is bound to address in its regular course of business. If the Centre for procurement of food grains is not sufficient, we are sure that the Corporation will look into that aspect of the matter also as per resources available with the Corporation. If the petitioner can give better suggestions to tackle the menace of middleman harming the interest of farmers, we are sure that the Corporation will look into those suggestions carefully and try to tackle this problem before the next procurement season Regard being had to the factual matrix, we are of the considered opinion, the observations made in the earlier case shall apply in full force to the case at hand. With the aforesaid observations the writ petition stands disposed of. Pawan/ (Dipak Misra, CJ) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)