Dharampal Satyapal Ltd. And Anr. vs State Of Bihar And Ors. [Alongwith Civil ...

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the levy of market fee on Zafrani Zarda under the Bihar Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1960, affirming that Zafrani Zarda is included as 'agricultural produce' following the amendment on 30th April 1982. The Court noted that the High Court's earlier judgment failed to consider this amended definition, thus validating the market committee's assessment of fees from the effective date of the amendment. The Court dismissed the writ petitions challenging the market fee assessments.