Hc Notice To Punjab Over Anomalies In Wheat Distribution, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday issued notice to the Punjab government on a plea alleging that the Punjab government has failed to distribute the entire wheat actually allocated to the state by the Central government under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana-VII (PMGKAY). The matter has...

SC stays Calcutta HC order to stop Duare Ration scheme, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Calcutta High Court's order which had held that the 'Duare Ration scheme' was "ultra vires to the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013" and "therefore, a nullity in the eye of the law".A division bench of justices Sanjeev Khanna and MM Sundresh, while...

Centre to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Per capita income of population in India has increased in real terms by 33.4 per cent since the enactment of National Food Security Act (NFSA) in 2013, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. In an affidavit filed before the top court, the Union government said this rise in per...