CHHOTANAGPUR ROPE WORKS vs STATE OF BIHAR . — C.A. No. 2396 - 2397/2002

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed Chhotanagpur Rope Works' appeals against the High Court's Division Bench judgment dated 17.02.1995. The central issue was whether jute rope/jute core rope qualifies as "agricultural produce" under the Bihar Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1960. The Court held that commodities must be listed in the Act's Schedule to be classified as agricultural produce; since jute rope is not in the Schedule (only raw jute, gunny bags, and sutli are mentioned), it cannot be deemed agricultural produce. The Court set aside the Division Bench judgment and restored the single Judge's decision, allowing the appeals without costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.