LINGO SULPHATE CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. & ORS. vs U.P. STATE SUGAR CORPORATION LTD.,UNIT, BIJNOR & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under Sections 3 to 8 and 10 of the Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, the occupier of a sugar factory is mandated to sell molasses at the controlled price only for quantities specified in an order under Section 8. The Court clarified that if molasses is released to the occupier due to surplus not required for distillation or industrial purposes, it can be sold in the free market without restriction. The appeal and writ petition were dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision that the Sugar Corporation could charge the statutory price of Rs. 9 per quintal for molasses covered by the order.