KRISHI UTPADAN MANDI SAMITI vs DINESH CHANDRAASHOK KUMAR/AND ANOTHER

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's direction to Mandi Samitis to adjudicate on the claim of traders regarding market fees was inappropriate, as it placed the Samitis in a position to judge their own cause. The Court emphasized that while fees must relate to services rendered, a strict quid pro quo is not necessary, citing M.C.D. vs. Mohd. Yasin and others (1983) and City Corporation of Calicut vs. Thachambalath Sadalinan (1985). The Court clarified that a broad co-relationship between fees and services is sufficient, and the High Court's approach was not aligned with established legal principles regarding fees and services.