Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 777 · Decided 23 November 2021
State of Tamil Nadu & ANR. v. National South Indian River Interlinking Agriculturist Association
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 777 · [2021] 7 S.C.R. 479
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6764/2021
- Decided
- 23 November 2021
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.S. BOPANNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
Administrative Law: Policy decision - Power of judicial review - Exercise of - Government order granting waiver of loan to small and marginal farmers - Challenge to - High Court held the grant of loan waiver as arbitrary and directed the State benefit to all farmers irrespective of the extent of land holding - On appeal, held: Loan waiver scheme is in pursuance of the Directive Principles of State Policy - Objective of promoting the welfare of the farmers as a class to secure economic and social justice is well recognized
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