The court disposed of multiple writ petitions filed by milk marketing federations challenging liability to pay market fees. Relying on prior Judicial precedents regarding skimmed milk, the court held the petitions untenable.
Writ petitions dismissed as they do not survive the legal position established in cited precedents regarding skimmed milk.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2162 of 1990
=========================================================== M/S Dalmia Industries Ltd carrying on business under the name and style of Dalmia Dairy Industries having its Registered office at Ghana Bewar Bypass Road, Bharatpur, in the State of Rajasthan and an existing Co. within the meaning of the Companies Act, 1956. 2. Pawan Kumar Jhunjhunwala, son of I. P. Jhunjhunwala, residing in 56A, Lake New Road, Calcutta. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Mussalahpur, Patna, District- Patna. 3. The Bihar Agricultural Marketing Board, Mussalahpur, Patna, District Patna. .... .... Respondent/s with
=========================================================== Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5799 of 1988 =========================================================== Sri Prakash Singh, son of late Rameshwar Singh carrying business under the name and style of Patliputra Cands as sole proprietor thereof at Kishore Bhawan, Nawal Kishore Road, Kadamkuan, Patna 800003, P.S. Kadamkuan, District-Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Mussalahpur, Patna, District- Patna. 3. The Bihar Agricultural Marketing Board, Mussalahpur, Patna, District Patna. …… Respondents. 4. Food Specialties Limited having its Registered Office at M-5A, Connaught Circus, New Delhi-110001 .... .... Proforma Respondent/s 4. with =========================================================== Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 8670 of 1996 =========================================================== Sri Prakash Singh, son of late Rameshwar Singh carrying business under the name and style of Patliputra Cands as sole proprietor thereof at Kishore Bhawan, Nawal Kishore Rood, Kadamkuan, Patna 800003, P.S. Kadamkuan, District-Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. State of Bihar
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3868 of 2000
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Shree Prakash Singh, son of late Rameshwar Singh, carrying on business under the name and style „Patliputra Cands‟ as Sole Proprietor thereof at Dumri Kothi, Ashok Raj Path, Patna-800004.
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 12399 of 1999
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.... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance : (In CWJC No. 2162 of 1990) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha, Sr. Advocate. Mr. S. Sanyal, Mr. Jayanta Ray Choudhary, Advocates. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ashok kumar keshri, AAG 11 Mr. Rajiv Kumar Singh. (In CWJC No. 5799 of 1988) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha, Sr. Advocate. Mr. S. Sanyal, Mr. Jayanta Ray Choudhary, Advocates. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Punam Kumari Singh, AC to GP.4 (In CWJC No. 8670 of 1996) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha, Sr. Advocate. Mr. S. Sanyal, Mr. Jayanta Ray Choudhary, Advocates. For the Respondent/s : Mr. BhashkarnShakar, AC to GP16 (In CWJC No. 5436 of 1989) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha, Sr. Advocate. Mr. S. Sanyal, Mr. Jayanta Ray Choudhary, Advocates. For the Respondent/s : Mr. AC to GP.4 (In CWJC No. 1740 of 1996) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Chittaranjan Sinha, Sr. Advocate. Mr. S. Sanyal, Mr. Jayanta Ray Choudhary, Advocates. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, AC to GP.16
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MR.Rajeev Kumar Singh (In CWJC No. 3868 of 2000) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha, Sr. Advocate. Mr. S. Sanyal, Mr. Jayanta Ray Choudhary, Advocates. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Keshri, AAG 11, Mr. Rajiv Kumar Singh (In CWJC No. 12399 of 1999) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha, Sr. Advocate. Mr. S. Sanyal, Mr. Jayanta Ray Choudhary, Advocates. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Dubey, AC to AAG4 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 18-02-2015
Heard the parties.
In the present writ petitions petitioners have claimed that they are not liable to pay the market fee in terms of the Bihar Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as „the Act‟).
The question has been raised that skimmed milk is not covered under the Market Act. The issue has already been decided in the case of Belsund Sugar Company Ltd. v. State of Bihar, reported in AIR 1999 SC 3125. Again the matter came up for consideration before Full Bench of Jharkhand High Court and the same has been decided in the case of M/s. Lipton India Ltd. V. State of Bihar and others, reported in AIR 2004 Jharkhand 34.
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In such view of the matter, these writ petitions do not survive. Accordingly the same are disposed of.
Vinay/- (Shivaji Pandey, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether skimmed milk is covered under the Bihar Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1960.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Belsund Sugar Company Ltd. v. State of BiharReferred¶85
AIR 1999 SC 3125 · Who else cites this
M/s. Lipton India Ltd. V. State of Bihar and othersReferred¶85
AIR 2004 Jharkhand 34 · Who else cites this
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M/S Dalmia Industries Ltd
Pawan Kumar Jhunjhunwala
Sri Prakash Singh
M/S Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited
State of Bihar
Krishi Utpadan Bazar Samiti, Mussallahpur
Shivaji Pandey
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
Shivaji Pandey
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