JUDGMENT

DESAI, J.:—Even an innocuous marginally regulatory measure affecting the sugar trade at fringes is sufficient for this powerful industry to invade the courts with. petitions galore almost proclaiming that there should be hands off policy in respect of this trade. The flimsy albeit untenable grievance made in this group of petitions would underscore the truth of what is just stated.

2. In exercise of the power conferred by cl. (4) third proviso of the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966, (Control Order for short), the 2nd respondent-State of Uttar Pradesh, with the permission of the 1st respondent, Union of India, issued Notification dated Sept. 3, 1980, which is impugned in these petitions. The impugned. Notification reads as under :

"Sr. No. 398A (Ka) 13-38-16, 56

Government Gazette. U. P.

Extraordinary

Legislative Supplement

Part 4, Section (b) (kha)

...................Order

Lucknow, Wednesday, 3rd Sept., 1980.

Notification

P. Aa. - 306

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause 4 proviso 3 of the Sugarcane Control Order, 1966, the Governor, with the permission of the Central Government, allows in Uttar Pradesh in respect of Khandsari units, producing Gur, rab or Khandsari sugar, wh