SUKHNANDAN SARAN DINESH KUMAR & ANOTHER ETC. ETC. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER ETC. ETC.

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the U.P. State Government Notification dated September 3, 1980, allowing a rebate of 0.625 Kg per quintal for binding material in sugarcane bundles under the Sugar Cane (Control) Order, 1966, specifically Clauses 3, 3A, 4, and 4A. The Court ruled that the power to prescribe the rebate was valid even without a fixed minimum price for sugarcane, emphasizing that the rebate must reflect market realities and trade practices. The petitioners' arguments regarding the violation of Article 19(1)(g) were dismissed as the regulation was deemed reasonable and in public interest.