IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 8TH MARCH 2011 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 4351 of 2011(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- 1. CLEMENTINA.K.A, PALLIPPADAN HOUSE, KANJOOR PO, ALUVA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. BASTIN.P.S, PALLIPPADAN HOUSE, KANJOOR PO, ALUVA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA SMT.D.S.THUSHARA SMT.RASHMI RAVINDRAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, NEW DELHI-110 006. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CO-OPERATION, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NEW DELHI-110 006. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 4. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY GOVERNOR, NEW DELHI-110 006. ADV. SHRI.C.K.JAYAKUMAR, CGC FOR R1,2 SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASG THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 4351 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 8th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are owners and occupants of 24 acres of land comprised in Sy.No.1060/1 of Puthoor Village in Attappady of Mannarkkad Taluk in Palakkad District. Exts.P1 to P6 are the title deeds and Exts.P7 and P8 are the receipts evidencing payment of basic tax in respect of the property. According to the petitioners, about 12 acres of the aforesaid land is covered by various agricultural crops. They say that they have developed the land into a plantation availing of substantial amounts by way of loans from commercial Banks. 2. In this writ petition, they submit that repeatedly their plantations have been attacked by wild animals from the adjacent reserve forest causing extensive damage to crops. These losses have been reported to the forest authorities who have estimated the loss and reports have been made that substantial loss has been caused. Despite this, their applications for suitable compensation have not been considered. In these circumstances, the petitioners have made Exts.P15 and P17 applications to the WPC No. 4351/11 :2 : 2nd respondent requesting mainly for a modification of the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008, enabling those like the petitioners also to claim the waiver of the dues. 3. From Ext.P16 reply issued by the 2nd respondent, it is seen that the applications made by them have been forwarded to the 1st respondent, the department which administers the scheme referred to above. Now in the light of Exts.P15, P16 and P17, what is sought for by the petitioners is a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the representations and pass appropriate orders in the matter. 4. From the documents produced by the petitioners, it is therefore clear that Exts.P15 and P17 made by the petitioners are pending consideration of the 1st respondent. As already noticed, what they are seeking is mainly the modification of the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008. This essentially is in the realm of policy and only the 1st respondent, which has formulated the scheme can modify the same also. 5. In that view of the matter and also taking note of the pendency of the representations referred to above, I direct the 1st respondent to consider the said representations and pass orders WPC No. 4351/11 :3 : thereon. This the 1st respondent shall do as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 4 months of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp