JUDGMENT :

M. Sathyanarayanan, J.

(Prayer: Writ Appeal - filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent Act, to set aside the order passed in W.P (MD) No. 5185 of 2010 dated 04.01.2013.)

1. The third respondent in the writ petition is the appellant and aggrieved by the disposal of W.P(MD)No.5185 of 2010 filed by the private respondents, with certain directions vide the impugned order dated 04.01.2013, the appellant has filed this writ appeal.

2. The facts leading to the filing of this case have been narrated in detail and in extension in the impugned order, which is a subject of challenge in this writ appeal. Therefore, it is unnecessary to reiterate the said facts once again.

3. The Government of India has formulated a Scheme namely 'National Agricultural Insurance Scheme', to provide insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of crops as a result of natural calamities, drought of water resources, pests and diseases and in order to safeguard their interest, the Government of India introduced a crop insurance, whereby the agriculturists are required to pay premium for the said insurance and in case of failure in the crop cultivation due to shortfall in