IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.12008 of 2006 Between: Vakadu Mandala Raithu Sangham, Nellore District, reptd., by its Secretary-Tirumuru Venkataram Reddy. … Petitioner And The General Insurance Corporation, (Crop Insurance Cell), Reptd., by its Director, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: None Counsel for the respondents: Sri G.Praveen Kumar for Sri Deepak Bhattarjee for R.1. G.P. for Agriculture for R.2. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to direct respondents 1 and 2 to settle and finalize the insurance claim of the members of the petitioner-Association for the years from 1999-2000 to 2004-4005. At the hearing there is no representation for the petitioner. Heard Sri G.Praveen Kumar, learned counsel representing Sri Deepak Bhattarjee, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1; and the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture, appearing for respondent No.2. The grievance of the petitioner, as projected in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition is that though there was loss of crop during the above mentioned years, respondent No.1 has not settled the insurance claims of its members. In its counter-affidavit respondent No.1 has given the salient features of the insurance scheme and submitted that representation, dated 18-12-2005, of the petitioner was replied explaining the procedure governing the settlement of the claims. A comprehensive data pertaining to the settlement of the claims was furnished in the counter-affidavit. It is apt to reproduce the same herein below: Year Threshold yield Actual yield Shortfall in yield Claim paid Kharif-2000 1975 2494 nil nil Kharif-2001 2016 1708 308 1373948.74 Kharif-2002 1767 2793 nil nil Kharif-2003 1865 3466 nil nil Kharif-2004 2125 2720 nil nil Kharif-2005 2394 2751 nil nil Rabi-2000 1868 1758 110 501988.55 Rabi-2001 1549 3438 nil nil Rabi-2002 1765 2185 nil nil Rabi-2003 1968 2552 nil nil Rabi-2004 2180 2509 nil nil Rabi-2005 Data will be received on 31-7-2006. On the basis of the above reproduced data it is stated that the claims of the members of the petitioner-Association were settled in accordance with law and as per the terms of the scheme. No reply affidavit is filed controverting the above averments in the counter-affidavit. In view of the above, the petitioner is not entitled to any relief in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. -------------------------------- --------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:27-8-2010 MNR