C.W.P No. 3952 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No. 3952 of 2009 Decided On : 10.03.2009 Ramandeep Singh ...Petitioner versus Union of India and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. I. P. Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner, who asserts himself to be an agriculturist, seeks quashing of the order dated 02.07.2008 (Annexure P-5), whereby respondent NO.2-the Kapurthala Central Cooperative Bank and its Branch Manager-respondent No.3, have declined to extend the benefit of Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008 to the petitioner. Relying upon the contents of the Cash Credit Agreement (Annexure P-2) and the Mortgage Deed (Annexure P-3), learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was in fact granted loan facility for agricultural purposes, namely, repair and purchase of agriculture machinery and equipment, purchase of pesticides and seeds etc. He also relies upon a Division Bench order of this Court dated November C.W.P No. 3952 of 2009 -2- 08, 2008, passed in C.W.P no. 18262 of 2008 (Charandeep Singh vs. Union of India), wherein it was held that such like loan facilities are meant for agricultural purposes only. In Charandeep Singh's case (supra), the writ petitioner was brother of the present petitioner. The claim of the said writ petitioner regarding the benefit of Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008, was also denied by the respondent-Bank on the identical grounds. This Court having accepted his claim, set aside the order vide which the claim was declined. Having regard to the fact that a Division Bench of this Court has already expressed its views in some what identical circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents No.2 and 3 to reconsider the petitioner's claim for extension of the benefit of Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008, in the light of the judgment dated 08.11.2008 passed in Charandeep Singh's case (supra) and decide the same as early as possible. Disposed of. MARCH 10, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE