Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti Ghazbd.& ... vs M/S. Metal Craft & Ors

The Supreme Court held that under Section 17(iii)(b) of the U.P. Krishi Utpadan Mandi Adhiniyam, 1964, market fee cannot be levied if agricultural produce is not brought into or taken out of the market area. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision that the respondent, having purchased rice from outside U.P. for export, was not liable for the market fee demanded by the appellant. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the respondent's position regarding the non-applicability of the market fee.