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S. RAJENDRA BABU, K. G. BALAKRISHNAN, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI
U. P. Co-operative Cane Unions Federations – Appellant
Versus
West U. P. Sugar Mills Association – Respondent
Majority Judgment
G.P. Mathur, J. [For S. Rajendra Babu, CJI, K.G. Balakrishnan, J. and for himself]-The controversy raised in these appeals by special leave and Transfer Petitions basically relates to the competence of the State Government to fix the State Advised Price for purchase of sugarcane by an occupier of a sugar factory over and above the minimum price fixed by the Central Government. The validity of the procedure adopted for ensuring the payment of the aforesaid price to a sugarcane grower is also under challenge.
2. The power of the State Government to fix higher sugarcane price was recognised in Maharashtra Rajya Sahkari Sakkar Karkhana Sangh Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. 1995 (Supp) 3 SCC 475 and in State of M.P. v. Jaora Sugar Mills Ltd.& Ors. (1997) 9 SCC 207 it was held that the State Government has an obligation to ensure payment of proper price to the sugarcane growers by occupiers of the factory. However some observations made in State of Tamilnadu & Ors. v. Kothari Sugar & Chemicals Ltd. & Ors. (1996) 7 SCC 751 apparently indicate that State Government has no power to fix the price. In view of this seeming conflict, the cases were initially referred for dec
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