{"id":21183,"date":"2008-10-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-sri-krishna-milks-pvt-ltd-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-13-october-2008"},"modified":"2015-07-05T16:50:20","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T11:20:20","slug":"ms-sri-krishna-milks-pvt-ltd-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-13-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-sri-krishna-milks-pvt-ltd-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-13-october-2008","title":{"rendered":"M\/S Sri Krishna Milks Pvt Ltd vs The State Of Karnataka on 13 October, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
M\/S Sri Krishna Milks Pvt Ltd vs The State Of Karnataka on 13 October, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar<\/div>\n
\u00bb 1 ~ m\u00e9307s0.o8\n\nIN THE HIGH comm' or    \nCIRCUIT BENCH AT anmwgp?  .  \n\n93.729 THI8 THE 13% 95;? ,42\u00a76\u00a7_ \n3399123   V ~ \"  \nHon\" BLE mt. JUsT:cE~13.v.sH\u00a5Lgim12;as %\n\nWRIT PE\"?1'?I<)N No.36-7'50 Q?' 2003 fT_11:\u00e9Eci:r\u20aci\u00a7R\n\u00a7\"1:\"s'NUMA\u00abNTEi::.39Ai   \n\nD\n\nPETITIONS}?\n\n. V  'j(g3\ufb01i%s\u00a72'i; A;:2V\u00a3r\u00a213 KAMATH, As:3v., FOR\n-- *  \"--.__A\u00bbLl'=.*iT LEGAL.,AE)V.,}\n\n; THE STEEA (Vii? z<:Ai2NATA\u00a7E\u00a3>A:<*'\u00a3ira1EN*:' OP' AN1 MAL\n\n m':\u00a7'sB;s.1izDI2Y 35 FESHEREES\n\nA' ' \u00abBANGALORE -\u00bb 550 ac\u00bb:\n\n"\u00a7'HE\n\nGOVERNMENT OF' KARNATAKA\n\nVKEHANA soumaa\nRESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n
{SRL K B ADHYAPAK, GOVE’. AD’V.\u00bb”,]<\/p>\n
TEES WRIT PETWION IS FILES? UNDER ARTICLES ‘.226\/1227 OF
\nCONSTITUTION OF ENDEA, FQAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNEI)<\/p>\n
GOVT. GRDER DT.8.9.08 ISSUED BY THE 21473 RESPONEDENT
\n\u00a7ANNEX.D} AND E'”E’C.,<\/p>\n
‘\u00a7’HIS PE’E’i’E’1{3I’E GOMENG ON FOR QRSERS, THIS SAY, THE<\/p>\n
CCDEJRT MADE THE FOLLOWING:\n<\/p>\n
WP30’75{).O8<\/p>\n
ORQER<\/p>\n
Writ petition by 1:;:1ilk vending private is;<\/p>\n
carrying on Business of dairy” farming 311d f$.vhe” it  ‘ L. ”<\/p>\n
has a large number of fa2″111ers”1’.s,Li*p}ji\u00a7\u00ab’i1i1g_ :ni1i{ <\/p>\n
company which the company \ufb011–E\u00a7f }f($iS.  V<\/p>\n
2, The petitioner —-    \u00e9xet under 9.<\/p>\n
recent scheme ixltzfedueecive    -~ State of
\nKaxnataka     Order dated
\n8.9.’2{}O8___   wthe Government has
\nannouneved at’ rural farmers engaged in<\/p>\n
the activity-? “of   providing them a subsidy of<\/p>\n
..–Rfs.i25lp:e1’*’Eit}i”e  0f milk supplied. to the dairy run<\/p>\n
 Vi\ufb01xilk -veeecgjera\ufb01ve societies; that providing subasidy in<\/p>\n
fav{)3_:.\u00a2r~esf  \u20ac21V’c>se farmers who suppiy milk to dajxjs eo-<\/p>\n
 _ ‘creperatiivetwcieties and if the very faimer though is pom’ and
\n   from rural area being denied such subsidy if the
\n ..__'”f’arij:zer supplies milk 110 other organizations carryixig on<\/p>\n
 ..,__ }:;u3iness in dairy i\ufb01eiuding like the petitioner, is an order<\/p>\n
which brings abeut disc\ufb01minaiion; that it is vioiative of<\/p>\n
– 3 — WP30?5G\u00a208<\/p>\n
Artic1e–14 of the Constitution of India and thexefefe it is<\/p>\n
liable to be quashed.\n<\/p>\n
3. Whiie notice had been issued; ,:o_the _-Fe’s’}3\ufb02<\u00a7';1(i'eI1\u00a3sV afx\u00e9i' \u00bb _ <\/p>\n
the matter has some up for fuI*t}t1eijor:e1e{::;\u20ac*,  <\/p>\n
service or nomserviee of n0tiL*e \u00a7"'~1';i}e WV  %fo'i'V*: L'
\nexamination. I . VA 1 AL _ . ' \u00bb<\/p>\n
4. Sri. Arvind  et\u00a7:;1\u00e9;;s\u00a7e1.,,for the petitioner<\/p>\n
has maiie a feIven=i:–331ea:{‘r1at:i;he’21:.a{ter.3fiaizi11g come up for<\/p>\n
orders wgji\ufb01dy rer:4 511_vesf\u00a7:’ffer_’sc>;ii;e mere time.<\/p>\n
5. As if, i”se._iz1die}$1te&i..to. \u20aca1e learned ecmnsei that no time<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a331   ether han\u00e9, counsel is welcome to<\/p>\n
kae\u00e9difees C-.1:_1*311e_i1*’i1:s,, learned counsel has made submissions<\/p>\n
 V on t1h\u00abe”11ieI9i1:e\u00a7”e:\u00a7f \ufb01le matter.<\/p>\n
 ‘{\u00a7V.: AA  Afwiixzd Kamath, learned counsei for the petitiezmer<\/p>\n
 ‘u?iC5i;1_1d- eubmit that the principies of the State being<\/p>\n
 .:’_:ee\ufb01:<;iate\u00e9 to treat all citizens and persons aiike under<\/p>\n
A""AVI'tiele E4 of the Cens\ufb01itution of indie. has been the subjeci<\/p>\n
matier of many authoritative pronouncements 03' the<\/p>\n
-1 4 — WP3{}’7;’50.08<\/p>\n
Supreme Court and one earliest decision was in the case of
\n‘S’TA’1E OF WEST BENGAL vs. ANWAR ALI’ SARKAR<\/a> 85
\nANOTIER’ reported in AIR 1952 SC ‘?’5 and the <\/p>\n
Court has very cieariy sp\ufb01it out the scape of Ar\u00a3i\u00a7i1\u20ac’i <\/p>\n
Censtituticn of India and as to what constiitiitf\u00e9s\u00bb  ‘act,i_i()’;’fg <\/p>\n
discrimijiatien.\n<\/p>\n
7. Submission is that the  of V’ the ,(3″{}V\u00e9:f’iiii1e”i1t iii’
\nproviding subsidy only t@…famn:\u00a3:rs–ii\u00a7*h\u00a3j-v _suppiy'”;::11ViiVk to dairy
\nC0-cperative sacieties and ci:\u00e91iy’i-\ufb01”g:” s2_1\u00a7ii3,i’_’:s_::i;g$idy to fa1″‘1:nc31″s<\/p>\n
and eve:-f3,_ the  V\u00a73i”j\u00a7.VAi41’lai’I11i3FS’V\ufb01?h0 supply milk to other<\/p>\n
orga11iz9.ti0n’s:i4_1ike “tiji\u00e9p yafitioner is per 86 discrhnhiatory;<\/p>\n
..1;11at  is ai;s–9i1}i?\u00a7i:i HO inteliigible criteria based 011’<\/p>\n
“”w;3;i1i;::1i\u00bb _fIii1.\u00a3f;V”{:i;’3.:SSi1″iCa\u00a2tiOI1 is made or aitemptazi; that the<\/p>\n
\u00e9istiztficjiziori  arti\ufb01cial and at 31:13; rate does not have<\/p>\n
 ‘any niixiisi  the object of emzouraging the rural milk<\/p>\n
 :p\u00abf_’o(ii1\u00a7:i::1g farmers and more so women agmongst such {milk<\/p>\n
 .___”\u00a7\u00a7r0\u00e9i;Lxciz1g faizmsrs; that while the Class\ufb01icatiorz made is<\/p>\n
 iiaxii\ufb01ciai and does not meet the tag: as iaid dowrx by the<\/p>\n
Supreme Court in ANWAR ALI SARKAR’S case supra, the<\/p>\n
– 5 — WP3()7E33.08<\/p>\n
petitioner has every right to question such an order.–fer the
\nreason that the petitioner is also adverseiy
\nimpugned order of the {}ovemmei1t.; that the
\nhad survived stiff competition at    ‘ 7
\n$<)<":iet:y institutions and W110 hgd A.1'eg2\u00a7i\u00bb'V};%gi:t{l~*3SV  L\u00bb
\nis being targetted by the 0rdef:\u00ab.L.\/@113: the"   ord\u00e9f
\nwill be to force the Iafgg  lvhich the
\npatitiorzer has built 119   and such<\/p>\n
fammrs who am 'S\u00b0\u00a7;1Lf\u00a7p1yirzg\u20ac griiilk' \u00a7\u00a7\u00a7':–i:f1\u20act….%)etitiOI}\u20acF may now<\/p>\n
migate: t.\u00a3}"\u00e9\u20ac1ppi\u00a7?_vIni7Ek t_c')"c1.:a" \ufb01rs; CV69-Cperative s(}<::i.et;'es; that it
\nwill if; tzlrn aifecstw "t21fe._TbL;Sin:i-ss of the petitioner which is<\/p>\n
vi.o1ativ'\u20ac'* Of  19v"of Colzstitution of India 21130.<\/p>\n
 _ 'S;::ibi:\u00a31i_s7si.Qn i\u00e9vvi\ufb01at the State if gemxineiy and reaily<\/p>\n
 to v.t\u00e913.(:t;ii:%51%g,e the rural I11i].k producing farmers and<\/p>\n
  pgr\ufb01\u00e9'u\u00a3_1ar}y':x%\u00e9;'I\u00a71en arnoxlgsi; such farmers, it should be by<\/p>\n
pfcvidin\u00e9 'vs{1ch imtentives directly witixout affecting others<\/p>\n
 'i2a\u00e9ftefe$\u00a7A'&amd not under the impugned order which can have<\/p>\n
 _49;d\u00bbv:-Srse eifec: on the persons like the petitiolmr and a1} ether<\/p>\n
 "persons other than co-operative milk dairiea. The<\/p>\n
~ 6 — WP307:'"3(}.G8<\/p>\n
ciassificatian daes mm: Inset the test as
\nin\u00e9icated by the Supreme Court in ANWAR
\nCass supra and themfore is clear1\u00a7."i}iOiat_i\\}t: cf \u00bb 7.<\/p>\n
the Corzstitution of India and i:sho{xIci\u00bb:i:1::; quashed. = " L<\/p>\n
9. It is also submitted that .._]j_1av\u00a7:1g\u00ab .1::;\u00a7:e;1_13 issu\u20acd to
\nthe respondents, the coVLL*?f:%”ca11%a.\u00a7@’7;33’f” of the notice or<\/p>\n
til} the I’6SpOI1d\u20acI}I;S-fll\ufb01 theix’   a\ufb01y.<\/p>\n
10. I’ have V.  and \u00a3116 Judgxnent
\nof the S11vpi”\u00e9Vi1ieA\u00bb  \u20ac116 case of ‘sTA’T.E3 OF
\n3.1mm  STATE + 2 LECTURERS<\/p>\n
ASSOCIA,’HO1\u00a7T’ ofmedins’ repented in AIR 2007 so<\/p>\n
  V 11. * ~:’a;SVI3aI31ed counsei would only draw atten\ufb01on<\/p>\n
 4t=’::aVt:he \u00e9arligr \u00a7rir1(:ip1e iaid down by the Supreme Court in<\/p>\n
 SARKAR’S case supra, the iat\u00e9r case class not<\/p>\n
  ___$;T\u00a7elA3V’;out any new principle or dirnension 0:” Ax\ufb01cie 14 of the<\/p>\n
  _Cf0nstit11tion of India, but it is 01113: a reiteration of earlim”<\/p>\n
 czeiebrated principie of reasonabitz Classi\ufb01cation being<\/p>\n
–~ ‘3’ — WP3{375(). 08<\/p>\n
required to be based on intelligbie criteria haviegg joo
\nthe object sought to be achieved, a
\nSARKAR’s case 3116 examining   >1′
\nwrit petition. on {he teuchezonee of V  L’
\nthe Supreme Court in   swoulo<\/p>\n
suffice for disposing this.\n<\/p>\n
12. In the preseet easei,-“l’I’\u00a31i;\u00a71  sough\u00a3 to be
\nachieved is   and also by
\nproviding    to the farmers who
\nsupply  to  society, the discriminatory<\/p>\n
part is 1::1akii;g%%a,dietir;etio:r: between eo–~epera.tive societies<\/p>\n
_3.:’1d other i1ietitutio’n\u00abs,, _____ H .<\/p>\n
i.?\u00a7.—.   society on the face of it is a distinct<\/p>\n
 ” ‘c1ass’ of__1eg\u00a7ii’ person and definiiely is a distinct type of legal<\/p>\n
” ” ‘T :.”.pefson.Lfro111 we private iimited company. In fact, c0~operative<\/p>\n
 Iiioveieeiit is a movement which is sought to be encouraged<\/p>\n
VT  -one which is bene\ufb01cial to farmers and ar*t:isa:1,s at the<\/p>\n
ngfass root levels and to support them to meet the challenges<\/p>\n
u”\/(””’
\n2 <\/span>
\n H<\/p>\n
– 8 – W\u00a5’30’75{}.{)8<\/p>\n
of stiff oompe\ufb01tion from other conventional Competitofs. It is<\/p>\n
3350 one of the objects to eliminate middleztoonship<\/p>\n
14. Be that as it may, in so far as _th.'”% “~eo\u00a7f\u00a7p\u00a2ra\ufb01i*eV  <\/p>\n
movement. is concerned, it has   ‘4
\nback and there is separate.4__.Ieg\u00e9i’\u00a3s1:.’f\u00a7’i1;io:1  ,
\nfurzetiorjing and conduct of ‘~eo–ope1%:’:i\\%e”V\u00a7soeiety which
\nundoubiediy forms a  _    different
\nfrom other non co~ope:mti\u00a7_e:\u00bb. ”  3 private
\ncompany.    is 3. reasonabie<\/p>\n
c1assi_f’1eai:i0I3 Whiie ‘siibsidy to farmers.<\/p>\n
15. SjL1p;3}yiog  to C\u00a3)~0p\u20acI’8.ti\\?6 miik producing<\/p>\n
  ‘*\u00ab1j1o1psWf’fanners at the basic: level, avoids<\/p>\n
midg:i%e:IiafiS1iipAV.T’V&’vhieI1 could make in roads into the profits<\/p>\n
 and  farmers which undoubtedly has nexus to the<\/p>\n
 ofvencouraging the rmfal milk producing farmers.<\/p>\n
 Women are Llodoubtedly heipeci because it can be<\/p>\n
‘\u00e9oorixzaliy presumed that women are not as free to move<\/p>\n
about as men are eomparativeiy and if oo\u00aboperat:ive societies<\/p>\n
are available at their doorstep, and by srippiyirlg milk to the<\/p>\n
— 9 ~ W’P30′?’50.()8<\/p>\n
co-operative societies in their own place if   ‘get<\/p>\n
subsidy of R352\/~, that ciefnitr-zly helps the <\/p>\n
also \u00e9ncourages women who are alt\u00e9e iiivolved {if}  ;3.C'{ivi L’y<\/p>\n
of producing milk in rural areas;._<\/p>\n
16. I do not \ufb01nd 3113; ;_.(1inSCI’i1I1i{1:\u00a3\u00a71ti(3I} caiiseci (jigs to the
\nimpzzgned order  It does pass the<\/p>\n
test of Article 14ve:”:h\u00a2 c:<3i:st;\u00a3;_;1_3f;c;:1:;;r xmaa.\n<\/p>\n
17. Therefo1;a,V   V”ci’i’sz1fi\u00a7is\u00a7”sed.<\/p>\n
Sd\/..\n<\/p>\n
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