lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday gave six weeks time for the State government to clear the dues of the cane growers which amounts to over Rs 4000 crore.
The court also directed the principal secretary of sugarcane department to appear in personal on August 23 with the compliance report when the case will be heard again.Giving the above direction to the state government here on Thursday, Justice Umanath Singh and Justice Mahendra Dayal while taking up public interest litigation (PIl) filedon behalf of Rastriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangh, asked the government to first clear the dues of farmers hailing from seven flood affected districts within four weeks and later to other farmers belonging to 33 more districts. State Government while representing their side informed the court that process to clear the due has been already in progress and they will soon ensure full compliance of the order.