HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT

JODHPUR

D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 155/2022

Devendra Singh Purawat S/o Shri Surybhan Singh Purawat, Aged

About 45 Years, R/o Village Singoli, Mandalgarh Bhilwada At

Present Resident Of B-62, Sanjay Colony, Bhilwada (Raj.)

311001.

----Appellant

Versus

1.

The Union Of India, Through Secretary, Finance

Department, Govt. Of India, Jeevan Deep Building,

Sansad Marg, New Delhi. 110001.

2.

The Reserve Bank Of India, Through Its Governor, 18Th

Floor, Central Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road,

Mumbai- 400001.

3.

The National Bank For Agriculture And Rural

Development, Through Chief General Manager, 3 Nehru

Place, Tonk Road, Post Box No. 104, Jaipur (Raj.)

4.

The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary, Co-

Operative Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

5.

The Cooperative Department, Through Its Registrar, Co-

Operative Societies, Nehru Sahkar Bhawan, Jaipur.

6.

The Bank Of Baroda, Through Its General Manager,

Anchal Office, Baroda Bhawan, Plot Number 13, Airport

Plaza, Durgapura, Tonk Road Jaipur. 302018.

7.

The Managing Director, F.s.s. Singoli, Bank Of Baroda,

Tehsil Mandalgarh Bhilwara (Raj).

8.

The Manager, Bank Of Baroda, Branch Mandalgarh Tehsil

Mandalgarh Bhilwara (Raj).

9.

The Farmer Service Society (Charbhuja), Through Its

Administrator, Singoli, Tehsil Mandalgarh, Bhilwara.

----Respondents

For Appellant(s)

:

Mr. A.K. Choudhary

For Respondent(s)

:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI

Order

15/03/2022

The instant special appeal (writ) has been preferred by the

appellant-petitioner for assailing the order dated 10.12.2021

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passed by learned Single Bench in S.B. Civil Writ Petition

No.17070/2021.

We have heard and considered the submissions advanced by

the appellant’s counsel and have gone through the impugned

order.

The appellant-petitioner made the following prayer in the

writ petition filed before the learned Single Bench:-

“It is therefore prayed that Hon’ble Court may be pleased to

issue appropriate writ, order or direction whereby:-

A.

The action/order/letter, if any, of Bank of Baroda whereby

decision has been taken to charge 7% interest from Farmer

service society Singoli may kindly be held illegal and

therefore same kindly be quashed and set aside. It is further

prayed that letter dated 06.11.2018 (Annexure-15) and

other similar letters issued by Bank of Baroda for not giving

interest subvention at the rate of 2% on short term loan to

Farmer service society, Singoli may kindly be held illegal and

therefore same kindly be quashed and set aside and it may

kindly be held that FSS is entitled for 2% interest subvention

as per guideline issued by Rajasthan State Cooperative

Bank/Govt of India/RBI/NABARD.

B.

The respondents may kindly be directed to grant due amount

of interest subvention to Farmer Service Society Singoli at

the rate of 2% from 2015 to till date with interest at the rate

of 9% per annum.

C.

The respondent may kindly be directed to refund the amount

which has been charged from Farmer service society as

penal interest with interest at the rate of 9% per annum.

D.

The respondents may kindly be directed to refund the

amount of Rs.3115519+1017839 to the FSS with interest at

the rate of 12% per annum.

E.

The Bank of Baroda may be restrained from charging interest

per month on loan advanced to FSS and it may be directed

to charge interest per annum or as per guideline of Govt. of

India and refund the amount of FSS which has been charged

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as monthly interest from FSS with interest at the rate of 9%

per annum. Further the Bank of Baroda may kindly be

directed to make online the accounts of farmers so that they

may get claims on crop insurance. The disciplinary action

against responsible officer of BOB may kindl