AMAR Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THESE are the bunch of cases involving common questions arising from the Uttar Pradesh Krishi Utpadan Mandi Adhiniyam, 1964 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") and, therefore, all the writ petitions are being disposed of together by a common order.

(2.) ALL the petitioners were carrying on the business of Chillies. Chillies was one of the notified agriculture produce. All the petitioners were the licensees under the Act. Admittedly the petitioners sold chillies during the period January, 2008 to March, 2008 in a up-mandi area, Phoolpur which comes under the principal mandi of Shahganj, Jaunpur. On the sales of chillies, the petitioners had paid mandi fees on the value shown in 6R. There is no dispute in this regard.

(3.) HEARD Sri Girish Chandra Yadav, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Sri B.D. Mandhyan, Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Satish Mandhyan, learned counsel for the respondents.