JUDGMENT :

Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.

1. Two questions arise in these appeals for our determination. The first question is whether “ghee” is a “product of livestock” under the provisions of The Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and the second would be whether the Government notification (G.O. Ms. No.286 dated 05.07.1994), which inter alia notifies “ghee” as one of the products of livestock for the purpose of regulation of purchase and sale of “ghee” in all notified market areas was published after due compliance of the procedure contemplated under the provisions of the Act?

2. In the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh, the above Act was brought with the purpose to consolidate and amend the laws regulating the purchase and sale of agricultural produce, livestock and products of livestock, along with establishment of markets in connection therewith. The aim was to secure effective and remunerative price of commodities by bringing producers and traders face to face thereby eliminating middlemen and do away with some other earlier unethical trade practices, which were exploiting agriculturists and farmers. In other words,