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Madras High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Writ Against Ombudsman Award in PMFBY Crop Insurance Dispute. Error in Village Name by Cooperative Society Does Not Shift Liability to Insurer; Ombudsman's Award Upheld.

The case involves a dispute under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) scheme. The first respondent, a non-loanee farmer, insured her crops th...

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Supreme Court of India: Judgment on Regulation and Approval of Genetically Modified Crops. Ensuring adherence to environmental safety, legal standards, and public health in the approval process for GM crops in India.

The Supreme Court of India concerning various writ petitions filed in public interest related to the regulation and approval of Genetically Modified (...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Policy in Loan Waiver Scheme for Small and Marginal Farmers Under Article 14 Scrutiny. Classification Based on Landholding Found Rational and Non-Arbitrary, with Judicial Review Limited to Constitutional Compliance, Not Policy Wisdom.

The dispute arose from a loan waiver scheme introduced by the Government of Tamil Nadu through G.O Ms. No. 50 dated 13 May 2016, which provided waiver...

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Supreme Court Upholds Farmers' Insurance Claim in Cold Storage Fire — Insurer Liable Despite No Privity of Contract. Farmers are Consumers Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and Insurance Company Must Pay for Loss of Stored Agricultural Produce.

The case involves multiple appeals arising from a common order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission regarding a fire that occurred o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Compensation for Defective Cotton Seeds — Procedural Lapses Not Fatal When Defect Not Disputed. Compensation Upheld but Interest Reduced from 24% to 12% Under Maharashtra Cotton Seeds Act, 2009 and Rules, 2010.

The petitioner, M/s Bayer Bio Science Private Limited, a seed manufacturing company, challenged an order dated 29 December 2011 passed by the Commissi...

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Bombay High Court Directs State to Formulate Comprehensive Policy for Prevention of Farmer Suicides. Court holds that the State must provide ex-gratia assistance to families of farmers who committed suicide due to agricultural indebtedness, recognizing the constitutional duty under Article 21.

The judgment arises from a Public Interest Litigation initiated by a letter from the All India Bio Dynamic and Organic Farming Association to the Chie...