Swaraj Abhiyan General Secretary Ajit Jha S/O Late Yogendra Jha vs. Union Of India Ministry Of Agriculture And Farmers Welare Secretary
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ITEM NO.60 COURT NO.8 SECTION PIL(W) S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).857/2015 SWARAJ ABHIYAN Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. Respondent(s) (with appln. (s) for interim directions and office report) Date : 16/12/2015 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN B. LOKUR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.A. BOBDE For Petitioner(s) Mr. Prashant Bhushan, AOR Mr. Syed Musaib, Adv. Ms. Neha Rathi, Adv. For Respondent(s) UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R It is stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that a drought has been declared, if not in the entire State, at least in some Districts in the followin States: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Orissa and Jharkhand. Signature Not Verified It is further stated by learned counsel that although Digitally signed by Sanjay Kumar Date: 2015.12.16 a drought like situation exists in Gujarat, Haryana and 16:59:58 IST Reason: Bihar, there is no declaration of a drought yet. 2
It is submitted by learned counsel that under the provisions of Section 3 of the National Food Security
Act, 2013, every family is entitled to 5 kg. of foodgrains per person per month. He says that in addition to the above, in the drought affected areas, provision should be made for supply of at least 2 kg of dal per person per month and provision of milk to the children under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme or at least one egg per day so that there should be adequate protein available to them.
Issue notice returnable on 4th January, 2016. Dasti, in addition, is permitted.
Service may also be effected through the Standing Counsel for the States and through the Central Agency for the Union of India.
AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER
(SANJAY KUMAR-I) (JASWINDER KAUR)