SABHAHIT, J. :-This public interest litigation is filed by Smt. Puttamma w/o., Ishwara Shetty, Prathinidhi- I, Sri Anjaneya swamy Stree Shakti Swashaya Sangha, Nandihalli, Arasikere Taluk, Hassan District, being aggrieved by the Government Order dated 8-9-2008 issued by the second respondent-Under Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Government of Karnataka, declaring a subsidy of Rs. 2/- per litre of milk to those farmers who supply their milk to the Karnataka Milk Federation-Milk Federation and its constituents on the ground that it is violative of Arts. 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India.

2. It is averred in the writ petition that the petitioner is directly affected by the impugned Government Order. However, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing a public interest litigation as the Government Order impugned in this petition would have wide ramifications that traverse beyond the private interest of the petitioner. It is averred that the petitioner is a dairy farmer and is dependent on the dairy farming activity for her livelihood. The petitioner is the Prathinidhi-I of an unregistered 'Self Help Group' of rural women based at Nandi