KRISHI UTPADAN MANDI SAMITI vs M/S. SHANAR INDUSTRIES .

The Supreme Court interpreted Section 2(a) of the U.P. Krishi Utpadan Mandi Adhiniyam, 1964, determining that gur-lauta, raskat, and rab-salawat are included as 'agricultural produce' and thus subject to market fee. The Court held that the definition of agricultural produce is expansive, including processed forms and mixtures, and that the Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court erred in its interpretation. Consequently, the appeals were allowed, affirming that these products are exigible to market fee under the Act.