HC asks UP govt to submit details, formula for fixing state's cane price

Allahabad HC did not restrict the Yogi Adityanath government from fixing SAP for the current crushing season 2018-19 or make any observation regarding its maintainability

Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to provide details about the basic premise and formula of arriving at the State Advised Price (SAP) of sugarcane every year.    

The HC was hearing a petition filed by UP Sugar Mills Association (UPSMA) challenging the tenability of SAP despite the central government announcing the cane Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) every year for all cane growing states. The petitioner said there was no logic behind SAP and it was fixed arbitrarily. 

The HC asked the state to furnish details of cane price fixation and whether