Consumer Court Orders Kerala Nursery to Compensate Farmer Over Banana Sapling Debacle

A farmer in Kerala won compensation from a nursery after banana plants failed to bear promised fruits. A local consumer court ordered Rs 1 lakh payment plus additional costs after wrong sapling varieties were supplied. The decision followed inspections and expert reports supporting the farmer's complaint.

A quiet dispute in the farming community of Kerala has taken center stage as a farmer's legal victory against a nursery underscores the importance of consumer rights. The farmer's banana harvest aspirations were dashed by receiving incorrect sapling varieties.

This discrepancy led him to file a complaint with the local consumer court, Malappuram District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, which ruled in his favor.

Chungathara Krishi Nursery was ordered to compensate the farmer Rs 1 lakh for his losses and refund additional costs, highlighting the need for reliability in agricultural supply chains.

(With inputs from agencies.)