( 1. ) THIS order shall also dispose of Misc. Petitions Nos. 838 of 1972 and 162 of 1973.

( 2. ) THE petitioners in Misc. Petition No. 802 of 1972 carry on the business of manufacturing oil oil oil-cakes at Raipur. The Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Raipur, which is respondent No. 1 in all the three petitions, has been constituted under the Madhya Pradesh Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1960. The Committee by its notice dated 14th February 1970 informed the petitioners that they had brought within the market area agricultural produce (oil seeds) as mentioned in the accompanying statement for purposes of sale for the period from 23rd November 1965 to 15th December 1968, and that the petitioners were liable to pay market-fees amounting to Rs. 6,384. 94. The petitioners were asked to produce accounts for scrutiny of the Committee, in case they disputed the correctness of the enclosed statement. The petitioners did not give any reply to this notice. The Committee then assessed Rs. 6,384. 94 as the market-fees recoverable from the petitioners and requested the Tahsildar raipur, to recover the same as arrears of land revenue. The petitioners then filed this petition under Article 2