In Brief
Oudh Sugar Mills sought to have its sugar factory reclassified from the central zone to the eastern zone for levy sugar price fixation in 1984-85 and 1985-86, claiming discrimination because similarly situated factories in the same district were placed in the eastern zone. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the Government's zonal classification was a reasonable policy decision based on expert study and did not constitute arbitrary discrimination. The court found no constitutional violation under Articles 14 or 19(1)(g), noting that zones were not determined by revenue district boundaries and other factors influenced the classification.", <parameter name="cited_cases">[]
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