Heard Mr.V.Dhanapalan for the petitioner in all these writ petitions, Mr.M.S.Palanisamy, Additional Government Pleader for respondents-1 & 3 to 5 in W.P.No.30052 of 2002, respondents-1, 3 & 4 in W.P.Nos.32378 and 32379 of 2002, respondents-1 and 3 to 7 in W.P.Nos.33048 and 34826 of 2002 and respondents-1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 in W.P.No.40339 of 2002 and Mr.S.Navaneethakrishnan for the Insurance Company, viz., 2nd respondent in each of these writ petitions.

2. The petitioner is the President of the Paddy Producers' Welfare Association at Thiruvarur District, and he has filed the above writ petitions on behalf of the members of the said Paddy Producers' Welfare Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Association"), claiming that the members of the Association are entitled for the benefits covered under the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme, formulated by the Central Government Agricultural Department, providing insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers in the event of any failure of notified crops due to natural calamities, pests and diseases, for issue of a writ of Mandamus to direct the General Insurance Corporation of India, Chennai, the implementing ag