SATYA SHODHAK SAMAJ SANGH THROUGH ITS TRUSTEE MEMBER VISHWASRAO BHASKARRAO PATIL vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY AND OTHERS — PIL/88/2024

Case Summary: PIL 88/2024 Court Decision: The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) disposed of the petition with partial relief, directing strict implementation of the 2015 Government Resolution and requiring the State Agriculture Commission to meticulously calculate price differences between Central and State MSP, making recommendations accordingly. However, the court rejected the petitioner's demand for direct compensation of price differences to farmers, noting that Clause 17 of the 2015 Resolution is merely advisory and does not create a statutory obligation for payment. Key Reasoning: MSP fixation is a Central Government policy function, and the 10-15% variance between State-recommended and Central-declared prices is justified by varying agricultural, climatic, and geographical conditions across India. The court emphasized that without arraying the Union of India as a party, it could not impose binding directives on national MSP policy. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.