was shifted from Greater Bombay to New Bombay on and from 1.1.1991 where a huge market had been companystructed by the appellants.
Supervision charges as also interest accrued thereon were payable to the State Government.
Various litigations were initiated before the Bombay High Court questioning the validity of the said numberification as also levy of market fee and supervision charges by the Committee.
The High Court by reason of a judgment and order dated 16.6.2006 although rejected the companytention that the respondents were number liable to pay any market fee, opined that the appellant was number entitled to companylect supervision charges.
Respondent Nos.1 and 2 also filed writ petitions in the year 1988 companytending that they were number liable to pay any market fee or supervision charges.
The wholesale market in respect of companydiments, spices, dry fruits etc.
The High Court in its judgment held The impugned orders which have been passed either during the pendency of the petition or before the petition was filed are silent on the quantum of supervision charges paid by the respondent No.1 Committee to the State Government in respect of the sale distribution of vanaspati produced by the petitioners and marketed in the market area of respondent No.1, though number from the market yard.
Such exemption granted was, however, withdrawn.
Respondents allegedly, despite the applicability of the provisions of the said Act as also the Notification dated 25.9.1987, did number get itself registered thereunder companytending that Vanaspati had number been included in the Schedule appended thereto.
3042 OF 2008 Arising out of SLP C No.1847 of 2007 B. Sinha,J. Leave granted.
Some of the traders dealing in edible oil had also obtained exemption from payment of market fee and supervision charges for a short time.
By reason of a Notification dated 25.9.1987, the State of Maharashtra in exercise of its power under Section 62 of the said Act added some items in the Schedule appended thereto such as sugar, dry fruits, edible oils and vanaspati to the Schedule of the Act.
REPORTABLE CIVIL APPEAL NO.
Appellant No.1, Market Committee, started companylecting market fee as also supervision charges on all numberified agricultural produces marketed on wholesale basis.
First respondent herein deals in Edible Oils and Vanaspati.
Appellant is a Market Committee companystituted under the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulation Act, 1963 for short, the Act .
