Supreme Court of India

Agricultural Market Committee v. Shalimar Chemical Works Ltd.

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 164

Bench K.S. Paripoornan J.

Decided 7 May 1997

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the appeal has no merit and is dismissed.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966: Sections 12(1) Expln. l, 2(i), (vi), (x), (xi), (xii), (xvi), 3, 4( 1), 7(1), 33 and 34(1 ). Notified Agricultural Produce-Sale or purchase-Presumption of-The Act limited the statutory presumption to only one factor, namely, "moving" a notified agricultural produce from within the notified market area to a place outside the market area-Whereas the Rules and Bye-laws provided further that such presumption would also be raised if a notified alJlicultura/ produce was weighed, measured and counted-Held: Such additional

Authorities it was built on

1960 Vasantlal Maganbhai Sanjanwala v. The State of Bombay and Others. (and Connected Appeal) cited by 22
1990 Smt. Shakuntala Mehrishi v. New Delhi Municipal Commiitee and Ors. cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2015 M/s. S.K.L. Co. v. Chief Commercial Officer & Ors. relied on
2024 Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2017 Mis Arihant Udhyog v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. referred to
2017 Power Machines India Limited v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2015 Lic of India v. Insure Policy Plus Services Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. referred to
2013 Agricultural Produce Market Committee v. Biotor Industries Ltd. & Anr. referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 5 referred to

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