JUDGMENT

Deepak Gupta, J.

Leave granted.

2. Civil Appeal Nos.8015­8016/2019 @ SLP (C) Nos.24397­ 24398 of 2010, arise out of judgment dated 20.05.2009 whereas Civil Appeal No.8017­8026/2019 @ out of SLP(C) Nos. 28275­ 28284 of 2015, arise out of judgment dated 06.01.2015, Civil Appeal No.8028 of 2019 @ out of SLP (C) No.2034 of 2017, arise out of judgment dated 18.05.2016, Civil Appeal No.8027 OF 2019 @ out of SLP (C) No.33899 of 2016, arise out of judgment dated 24.05.2016 and Civil Appeal No.8029 OF 2019 @ out of SLP (C) No.15310 of 2017, arise out judgment dated 18.05.2016, delivered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

3. The aforesaid appeals are being disposed of by a common judgment since they involve common questions of law.

4. In the first case, challenge was laid to various provisions of The Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Sale and transfer of Plots) (First Amendment) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the 2008 Rules), and Rule 3(iii) and (iv) of The Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Sale and Transfer of Plots) Rules, 1999 (hereinafter referred t