Multiple choice

Sugar mills of which of the following state will have to pay farmers an extra Rs 1,480 crore by September 6, 2008 as the supreme court refused to stay the Allahabad High Court judgment that asked them to pay the state-advised price (SAP) of Rs 125-130 per quintal for the 2007-08 season?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Maharashtra

  3. West Bengal

  4. Haryana

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Explanation

In 2008, the Supreme Court of India upheld the Allahabad High Court's decision regarding the State Advised Price for sugarcane in Uttar Pradesh, forcing mills to pay the higher rate.