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Madras HC dismisses petition from Puducherry CM

Edible Oil and other essential food grains every month to all ration card holders in kind.

Chennai: The Madras high court has dismissed a petition filed by the Chief Minister of Puducherry, which sought to declare as illegal and ultra vires, the action of the Administrator of Puducherry in differing with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers and referring the same to the Union government and the consequential decision of the Union government to continue with DBT (Cash) scheme in lieu of distribution of free rice under the Puducherry Free Rice Scheme.

Dismissing the petition filed by V.Narayanasamy, Chief Minister of Puducherry, Justice C.V. Karthikeyan said under the provisions of the Union Territory Act, the decision of the President is binding on the Administrator and Ministers. Under the law governing UT, the decision on behalf of the President will be taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs and such decision is for DBT and binding on the Administrator as well as Ministers, the judge added.

In his petition, Narayanasamy also sought a direction for continuation of the policy of the government of puducherry as per the Puducherry Free Supply of Rice, Edible Oil and other essential food grains every month to all ration card holders in kind.

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