P&H: Dismisses Markfed’s Recovery Order Over Lack of Jurisdiction and 106 Day Delay
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Punjab State Co-Operative Supply & Marketing Federation Limited, Chandigarh, seeking recovery of over ₹1.62 crore from a rice miller and its partners.
The dispute arose from a custom milling arrangement for the crop year 1994-95. Markfed claimed that it had supplied paddy to M/s Bhagwati Rice Mill for milling, but the mill failed to deliver the required quantity of rice within the stipulated schedule. It said the miller was therefore liable to pay compensation, damages and the cost of bardana, and that after adjusting amounts already deposited,...
