The Bombay High Court suggested that the Maharashtra government should consider permitting farmers affected by unseasonal hailstorms in several districts to open bank accounts on the basis of their Aadhar cards alone. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M S Sanklecha made this suggestion to facilitate affected farmers to avail of government monetary relief. The suggestion was made after the bench heard a public interest litigation filed by two farmers from Solapur district seeking a direction to the Centre and the state government to disburse relief to farmers hit by unseasonal hailstorms last month.The Maharashtra government informed the court that it had made a total disbursement of 1400 crore rupees to over 15 lakh farmers and the money was transferred to their bank accounts.However, the petitioners argued that several farmers who do not have bank accounts are still in the lurch.