IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 8663 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: JANUARY 08, 2008 Pakka Seeds near Talwandi Sabo By pass road, Sirsa Railway Line, Rama Mandi, Distt.Bathinda .....PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG --- Present: Mr. R.S. Rai,Sr. Advocate with Mr.Gautam Dutt, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.A.G.Masih, Sr.DAG, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Mr.Amit Gupta, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 4. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) Short written statement filed on behalf of respondents No.2 and 4 is taken on record. The petitioner is a seed manufacturing unit. In the present petition, the petitioner has challenged the impugned demand notice whereby the Market Committee, Sangat (Bathinda) wants to recover the market fee/RDF with interest on the purchase of wheat which the petitioner had purchased from the contracted farmers certified by the Seed Certification Authority. CWP No.8663 of 2007 -2- It is the case of the petitioner that under the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961, the petitioner is not liable to pay the market fee as well as RDF on the purchase of the said agriculture produce. Counsel for respondents No.2 and 4 in the court as well as in the written statement has taken the stand that the answering respondents are not pressing the said demand by the impugned notice and are withdrawing the said notice, and they will re-consider the matter after hearing the petitioner and also by providing an opportunity to the petitioner firm to produce all the relevant documents. In view of the aforesaid stand taken by respondents No.2 and 4, at present the petitioner does not want to press this petition. Dismissed as not pressed at this stage. However, respondents No.2 and 4, in consultation with respondent No.3, will re-consider the matter after hearing the petitioner and also by providing an opportunity to the petitioner firm to produce all the relevant documents in support of its claim, by passing a speaking order in accordance with law. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE January 08, 2008 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) vkg JUDGE