West U.P. Sugar Mills Association & Ors vs State Of Uttar Pradesh & Ors

The Supreme Court ruled that the State of Uttar Pradesh possesses the authority to fix the State Advised Price (SAP) for sugarcane under Section 16 of the U.P. Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, 1953. The Court established that the power to regulate the supply and purchase of sugarcane inherently includes the power to determine the price, thereby affirming the state's legislative competence. Consequently, the appeals challenging the state's authority to fix SAP were dismissed.