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The Agricultural Produce Market Committees are marketing boards established by the state governments of India to facilitate farmers to sell their produce to the APMC and get a reasonable price for it. However, due to middlemen creeping in, the system has become so profiteering that the ultimate price to the end consumers is more than 100% of the price of procurement from the farmers!!! It is also illegal to circumvent an APMC under state law. But due to political reasons, the Shiv Sena has shown that circumventing the system can enable them to sell agro-produce to the end consumer at 1/2 the retail market rates, without affecting the agro-procurement prices or the nominal profit margins.
This development poses a very interesting intersection of law, politics, consumer interest, constitutional duties of governments and above all the duty to serve by upholding justice (that may or may not include upholding the law!!!).
As it has been rightly said, Law is merely a tool, if its breaking serves the purpose, so be it.
References:
Eyeing vote gain, Shiv Sena sells veggies at no-profit-no-loss rates
Sena members stage protest against price rise
This development poses a very interesting intersection of law, politics, consumer interest, constitutional duties of governments and above all the duty to serve by upholding justice (that may or may not include upholding the law!!!).
As it has been rightly said, Law is merely a tool, if its breaking serves the purpose, so be it.
References:
Eyeing vote gain, Shiv Sena sells veggies at no-profit-no-loss rates
Sena members stage protest against price rise
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