2025:BHC-AUG:24354-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 11973 OF 2022 Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd., having its Registered Office at :

Bajaj Allianz House, Airport Road, Yerwada, Pune – 411 006 Through its Authorized Representative

1. Suresh Vikram Nade, Age : 36 years, Occu. Service, R/o. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd., ABC Complex, 3rd Floor, Near Prozone Mall, Aurangabad – 431 001 .. Petitioner Versus

1] The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Agriculture, Mantralaya, Mumbai

2] The Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissionerate of Agriculture, Maharashtra State, Pune 411 001

3] The District Collector, Collector Ofice, Osmanabad

4] Union of India, through the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi

5] The Chief Executive Officer, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, Government of India, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi

6] District Superintendent, Agriculture Officer, Osmanabad

7] Assistant Manager, CITI Bank, Onyx Towers, Near Westin Hotel, Koregaon Park, Pune .. Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2222 of 2024 IN WP/11973/2022 (The State of Maharashtra and others Vs.

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. And others)

WITH PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 38 OF 2023

1] Rajesaheb S/o Sahebrao Patil, Age : 50 years, Occu. : Agriculture / Social Worker, R/o At Post. Darfal, Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad

2] Prashant S/o Achyutrao Lomate, Age : 35 years, Occu. : Agriculture / Social Worker, R/o Near Mahadev Mandir, Baba Nagar, Kalamb, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad Versus

1] The Union of India, Through Secretary, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Boma Yojana Government of India, Krushi Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 001

2] The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Agriculture Department, Maharashtra State, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 400 032

3] The Commissioner for Agriculture, Agriculture Commissionerate, Shivaji Nagar, Pune – 1.

4] District Collector, Collector Office, Osmanabad 5] District Agriculture Officer, Osmanabad, Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad

6] M/s. Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd., Havng its Registered Office at, Bajaj Alliance House, Air Port Road, Yerwada, Pune – 411 006 Through its Divisional Manager .. Respondents ...

WP/11973/2022 Mr. Sharan Jagtiani, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Bomi Patel, Advocate, Mr. Naval Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Saket Satapathy, Advocate, Ms. Shraddha Achaliya, Advocate, Mr. Sarthak Bahira, Advocate, Ms. Mansi Tyagi, Advocate i/b. Tuli & comp. i/b. Mohit R. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. R.N. Dhorde, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for the respondent – State and for applicants in CA / 2222 / 2024 Mr. A.G. Talhar, DSGI for the respondent – UOI PIL / 38 / 2023 Mr. V.D. Salunke, Advocate h/f. Mr. Yogesh K. Bobade, Advocate for petitioners Mr. Ravi R. Bangar, Standing Counsel for the respondent no. 1 – UOI Mr. Sharan Jagtiani, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Bomi Patel, Advocate, Mr. Naval Sharma, Advocaet, Mr. Saket Satapathy, Advocate, Ms. Shraddha Achaliya, Advocate, Mr. Sarthak Bahira, Advocate, Ms. Mansi Tyagi, Advocate i/b. Tuli & comp. i/b. Mohit R. Deshmukh, Advocate for respondent no. 6 ...

CORAM : MANISH PITALE &

Y.G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ.

RESERVED ON : 31 JULY 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 12 SEPTEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT (PER – MANISH PITALE, J.) :

Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, heard finally.

2. This Writ Petition and the Public Interest Litigation (PIL call upon this Court, to decide the questions that arise from a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU), executed between the petitioner - Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd. and the respondent - State of Maharashtra, in the backdrop of Government resolution dated 29.06.2020 (GR), issued by the State for crop insurance of farmers in the State of Maharashtra against all non- preventable natural risks or calamities from pre-sowing to post- harvesting stage, as contemplated as per the pan India policy of the Government of India under the Pradhan Mantr