Edible Oil, Vanaspati and Sugar Held as Agricultural Produce: Supreme Court

Britannia Industries Ltd. Vs Bombay Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) In Britannia Industries Ltd. Vs Bombay Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee & Anr., the Supreme Court of India considered whether “edible oil”, “Vanaspati” and “sugar” fall within the definition of “agricultural produce” under Section 2(1)(a) of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1963. The appellant had filed a writ petition seeking declarations that the Act was not applicable to sugar, cashew nuts, refined oil, vanaspati and dry...