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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY
Stanes Amalgamated Estates Limited (Kotada Estate) – Appellant
Versus
Tea Board of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. subsidy claim conditions and status (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. implementation details and application requirements (Para 6 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. arguments on entitlement and discrimination in subsidy distribution (Para 10 , 11) |
| 4. doctrine of promissory estoppel (Para 14 , 19) |
| 5. criteria for subsidy distribution and arbitrariness (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 6. order for payment of subsidies (Para 30) |
ORDER :
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.
All these Writ Petitions address similar grievances and are therefore taken up together and disposed of by this common order.
2. The petitioners grow and manufacture tea. By the separate orders challenged in the individual Writ Petitions, the first respondent, namely the Tea Board of India, rejected the petitioners' claim of subsidy amount under the Orthodox Production Subsidy Scheme for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020. The impugned orders state that the scheme itself clearly mentions that mere submission of applications does not guarantee financial assistance; eligibility depends on full compliance with the scheme's guidelines and the availability of financial resources. The scheme ended on 31.03.2021 and was no longer in existence, along with the budgeta
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