The Supreme Court has today dismissed a plea filed by Dr Sanjay Nilkanthrao Lakhe Patil seeking directions to constitute a committee to look into the locusts’ invasion of farm crops while asking the government to treat his plea as a representation.
A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, and Justices AS Bopanna & Hrishikesh Roy heard the matter through video conferencing. The Court has recorded in its order, “The grievance is that the Union of India has to form a committee to study to prevent the locust’s invasion in India. However, a PIL has been directly filed without making representation to the government. The government can consider the representation. Plea dismissed.”
The petitioner has sought directions to the Ministry of Agriculture for the formation of a committee to look into locusts’ invasion of farm crops.