AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET COMMITTEE vs BIOTOR INDUSTRIES LTD.

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court regarding the Agricultural Produce Market Committee's authority to levy market fees under the Gujarat Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1963. The Court clarified that castor seeds brought into the market area are subject to fees, rejecting the respondent-Company's claim for exemption under sub-rule (2) of Rule 48 of the Gujarat Agricultural Produce Market Rules, 1965. The appeals by the APMC were allowed, affirming the High Court's ruling that the levy of market fees was valid and justified.