EDWARD KEVENTER PVT.LTD. vs BIHAR STATE AGRL.MKT.BOARD

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the Bihar Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1960, specifically Section 27, which allows the Market Committee to levy fees on agricultural produce. The Court held that the products 'Frooti' and 'Appy', being fruit drinks made from mango pulp and apple concentrate, fall under the definition of 'agricultural produce' as per Section 2(l)(a) of the Act. Consequently, the demand for market fees by the respondents was upheld, affirming the lower court's dismissal of the appellant's writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution.