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[h] The decision of the Supreme Court in Agricultural Produce Market Committee v. Ashok Harikuni, reported in (2000)8 SCC 61, was cited to point out that it was held by the Supreme Court that, whether a particular power relates to sovereign functions depends on the nature of the power and the manner of its exercise. It was held that neither all governmental functions could be construed to be sovereign nor could all statutory services be termed either sovereign or be excluded from the purview of the Central Act. In paragraph 32 of the judgement, the Supreme Court held that: "Sovereign function in the new sense may have very wide ramification but essentially sovereign functions are primary inalienable functions which only the State could exercise." It was held that, broadly, it was taxation, eminent domain and police power which covered the field. It may cover its legislative functions, administration of law, eminent domain, maintenance of law and order, internal and external security, grant of pardon. It was held that, in view of the Preamble, Objects and Reasons and the Scheme of the Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1996, the predominant object clearly being regulation and control of trading of agricultural produce, the Marketing Committee including its functionaries cannot be said to be performing functions which are sovereign in character, and most of its functions could be undertaken even by private persons and therefore, the Committee would fall within the definition of "industry" under Section 2(j) of the Act.