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Mangalore: Traders Urge Dismissal of Writ Petition by Baikampady APMC
- Thu, Nov 20 2008 07:23:02 AM
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RD/CN)
Mangalore, Nov 20: The writ petition submitted in court by the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), Baikampady, questioning the state agricultural marketing department for notifying sub-yard status for Bunder area in Old Mangalore, should be dismissed, urged merchants operating in Bunder area.
Speaking to mediapersons on Tuesday November 18, tax consultant Prakash Bhat welcomed the notification of the state administration awarding sub-yard status of APMC to Bunder area.
No documents are available to prove that APMC members have sold their agricultural produce at the newly-set up APMC yard located at Baikampady. Moreover, APMC here sold each shed to more than three or four traders, he alleged. Agriculturist Harish Kumar, traders Raghav Shetty, Kalpesh, and Anwar Hussain, were present at the press conference.