India, March 19 -- The Bombay high court on Monday struck down a February 2022 government resolution (GR) which reduced the fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane in Maharashtra below the rate fixed by the central government and made farmers wait till the end of the crushing season to receive payments from sugar factories.

The GR issued by the cooperation, marketing and textiles department on February 21, 2022 was violative of the Sugar (Control) Order (SCO), 1966 promulgated by the central government which provides for payment to farmers within 14 days of supply of sugarcane to factories and imposes a 15% per annum interest in case of delays, the division bench of justices GS Kulkarni and Advait Sethna said while striking down ...