Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961

The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) allotted plots in the Adampur grain market to several allottees on payment of 25% of the price, with the balance payable later. The allottees stopped further instalment payments, alleging that the Board failed to develop basic amenities and to notify the area as a …

The petitioners, licensed dealers of the old grain market, sought allotment of plots in a newly created market after the old market was de‑notified. Their applications were rejected, leading to writ petitions. The Punjab High Court initially denied relief (2010) but later granted some relief (2015‑16). The appellants c…

M/s Punjab Spintex Ltd., a cotton yarn manufacturer, sought exemption from both Market Fee and Rural Development Fee under the Punjab Industrial Policy, 2003, claiming that the policy's exemption of Market Fee automatically covered the Rural Development Fee. The State of Punjab contended that the two fees are levied un…

The appellants, who had been working as auctioneers on a commission basis in the Kaithal Market Committee since 1963‑64, were terminated in 2000 after the Chief Administrator of the Haryana State Agricultural Board reiterated a 1982 directive that auctioneers should not work beyond the age of 60. They challenged the re…