ORDER

1. This appeal is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in Writ Petition No. 38 of 1968 and connected petitions in which the constitutional validity of Uttar Pradesh Krishi Utpadan Mandi Adhiniyam, 1964 was challenged. The High Court upheld the validity of the impugned Act. Hence this appeal be certificate under Article 133(1)(c) of the Constitution.

2. By sheer passage of time, the point raised herein has lost significance. The question of constitutional validity of the impugned legislation has been examined by a Constitution Bench of this Court in Ram Chandra Kailash Kumar & Co. v. State of U.P. ((1980) 3 SCR 104 : 1980 Supp SCC 27 : AIR 1980 SC 1124). This Court upheld the constitutionality of the impugned legislation. There was some lingering doubt as to the validity of some rule which aspect is also concluded by the decision of this Court in Vishnu Dayal Mahendra Pal v. State of U.P. ((1975) 1 SCR 376 : (1974) 2 SCC 306 : AIR 1974 SC 1489). Nothing thereafter remains for our consideration.

3. Mr. M. S. Gupta, learned counsel who appeared for the appellant urged that in the High Court the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner-re