That announcement was made by the Chief Minister of that State at Karnal on October 11, 1967 and the same was announced through the radio and published through newspapers.
But at Howrah the railway authorities refused to deliver the same to the companysignees on the ground that the export in question was illegal.
It was disclosed at the hearing that the maize exported was seized by the police and it was subsequently forfeited.
Relying on those announcements several parties ex ported maize, which was surplus in Haryana State to Howrah in West Bengal.
The companytention of the Union is that the State of Haryana had number lifted the ban on export and further it had numberpower to lift the ban.
Hence the export was illegal and as such the railways authorities were companypetent to withhold the delivery of those goods.
Thereafter the persons responsible for the export were prosecuted and those prosecutions were pending.
