Shree Sita Agro Foods Private Limited v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Chhattisgarh disposed of multiple writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 19(1)(ii) of the Chhattisgarh Krishi Upaj Mandi Adhiniyam, 1972, which sought to repeal the provision regarding market fees on paddy processed from outside the state.
What did the court decide?
Directing respondents not to invoke Section 19(1)(ii) of the Adhiniyam for levying market fee on paddy brought from outside for processing where no transaction occurred in the market area.