V.V.S. Rao, J.

INTRODUCTION

Whether ‘ghee’ is a ‘product of livestock’, under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce & Livestock) Markets Act, 1966 (the Act, for brevity) and whether Government Notification vide G.O.Ms.No.286, Agriculture & Cooperation (Mktg-1) Department, dated 05.07.1994 notifying among others, ‘ghee’ as one of the products of livestock for the purpose of regulation of purchase and sale in all notified market areas is not valid? These are the two questions before this Full Bench. The consideration of these two questions involves interpretation of Sections 3 and 4 of the Act. This case, or at least, one question involved in this case, was once decided by a Division Bench of this Court in Gurram Polisetti v Government of Andhra Pradesh (‘Ghee’ is ‘clarified butter’ obtained through heating process and used as cooking medium or taken as food. 2000 (4) ALD 253 (DB)) The Division Bench judgment was assailed before the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.4484 of 2000 (Guntur District Produ.M.A.Co-op Un.Ltd v Agricultural Market Committee). The apex Court set aside the Judgment of this Court and remitted for fresh hearing. Thereafter, petitioners