Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets (General) Rules, 1962

British India Corporation Ltd., whose head office in Kanpur purchased raw wool and sent it to its Dhariwal mill, was assessed market fees by the Dhariwal Market Committee under the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961. The company argued that no purchase or sale occurred within the Committee’s notified area, c…

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…

The State of Punjab declared a new grain market (new Mandi) and denotified the old market, directing licensed commission agents to shift their businesses. Plots in the new Mandi were sold by public auction, and the appellants, who owned shops in the old Mandi, sought allocation of alternative sites on a no‑profit‑no‑lo…

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…

The first respondent, a dealer under the Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Act, purchased paddy outside the jurisdiction of the Kamal Market Committee and filed a return in Form M late, leaving the column on fee liability blank. The Committee levied a market fee, rejecting the dealer's claim of exemption on the ground…