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2012 Supreme(Raj) 2199

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Arun Mishra, Sangeet Lodha, JJ.
Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Sadulpur and others - Appellant
Versus
Abid and others - Respondent
D.B. Civil Special Appeal No. 465, 466, 482-490, 543-546, 583-587, 651-52, 792, 798, 800, 804-05, 607, 609-10, 718, 769-71, 815, 817-19 and 841-44 of 2012.
Decided On : 26-10-2012

For the Appellants:Ravi Bhansali, Advocate for the Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti Sadulpur.
For the State: Pradhyuman Singh, Asstt. Government Counsel, for D.S. Rathore, Dy. Government Counsel.
For the Respondents:Sunil Beniwal and V.D. Dadhich, Advocates.

Headnote:Rajasthan Stamp Rules, 2004, Rule 58 – Rajasthan Agriculture Produce Market Act,1961 – S. 3, 4 and 5 – a plot was allotted in the market yard of Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti for Grain Business and the market value fixed by the district level committee was a commercial rate of Rs. 10,000/ – per sq. metre – against this a petition was preferred which was allowed by the courts and against that decision this appeal is made – the court held that the lower court had rightly held and reasoned that applying commercial rates is inapplicable since it is for the purpose of grain business only and directions were issued thereby to fix rayes as per the order of the state government dated 31.10.2008 – the appeal was accordingly dismissed.

JUDGMENT

1. - There is delay in filing the intra court appeals. For the reasons mentioned in the applications, delay is condoned. Other defects are waived.

2. Heard on the question of admission.

3. The intra court appeals question the legality of the order passed by the Single Bench remitting the matter to the District Level Committee to determine the DLC rate for the area in the Mandi Yard in terms of the instructions issued by the State Government, Department of Agriculture, vide its order dated 31.10.2008.

4. Facts in short are that the Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti invited applications for allotment of plots for the purpose of doing the business in the grains in the Market Yard, Sadulpur, District Churu. Earlier, the DLC rate was Rs. 4400 per square meter, which was revised on 7.12.2009 to Rs. 5200/- per square meter.

5. Thereafter, the DLC rate for commercial plots came to be revised to Rs. 10,000/- per square meter on the basis of order dated 13.10.2010 determining the rate for Ward No.2, as area of market yard was included in the Ward No.2. The aforesaid rate was applied by the Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, which was determined for other commercial areas of Ward No.2. Aggrieved thereby, the writ petitions were preferred before the Single Bench.

6. The Single Bench has directed the District Level Committee to determine the DLC rate for the area in the Mandi Yard in terms of the Circular issued by the State Government on 31.10.2008 in which it has been mentioned that the DLC rate in the market yard cannot be equivalent to the DLC rate of other commercial areas, as in the market area, the business of only grains is carried on, as such, the State Government decided that DLC rate for the market yards is to be determined separately than for other commercial areas. Accordingly, the directions were issued in this regard by the Department of Agriculture to the different Collectors of various districts within the State. It is on the basis of the aforesaid decision that the Single Bench has directed to determine the DLC rates for the area in the Mandi Yard.

7. Mr.Ravi Bhansali, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti and Mr. Pradhyuman Singh, learned Asstt.Govt.Counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. D.S. Rathore, Dy.Govt.Counsel, for the State, have submitted that since in the Policy of 2005, there is already a concession granted with respect to allotment, which is to be made on the basis of 50% or 75% of the prevailing DLC rate, the fixation made by the Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti at Rs. 10,000/- per square meter for the market yard keeping in view the rate which was prevalent for other areas, was rightly adopted by the Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti for the purpose of allotment and it is a matter of agreement between the parties in which the Single Bench could not have made interference.

8. Mr. Sunil Beniwal and Mr. V.D. Dadhich, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents, have supported the decision rendered by the Single Bench.

9. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we find that this fact is not in dispute that the DLC rate was not separately determined by the District Level Committee in terms of the Circular dated 31.10.2008 issued by the State Government, Department of Agriculture, whereby a direction was issued to the different Collectors of various districts within the State to determine the DLC rate separately for the market yard considering the nature of the business of grains carried-on in the market yard. The nature of business in a particular area is one of relevant considerations so as to determine the DLC rate and since in the market yard of Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, only the business of grains is carried on; the directions issued by the State Government vide the Circular dated 31.10.2008 are appropriate and binding upon the District Level Committee, which has admittedly not determined separately the rates for market yard. The adoption of the DLC rate determined for commercial area of the Ward N






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