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C.T.A. Pillai Vs. H.P. Lohia and anr.

Court : Kolkata

Subject : CriminalCustoms

Acts : Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947 - Sections 3, 4 and 5; ;Defence of India Rules - Rule 84

Reported in : AIR1957Cal83,1957CriLJ1238,60CWN444

under the Act but also to the contravention of any condition imposed by the license. Similarly, in the Bengal Excise Act, Act V of 1909, Section 45 refers not only to contravention of a provision of the Bengal Excise

Prokash Chandra Kundu Vs. Emperor

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1914)ILR41Cal836

without warrant persons found illicitly distilling liquor--Search--Formalities before search--Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860) as. 147 and 353--Bengal Excise Act (Ben. V of 1909) Sections 67 and 70--Rules by Local Government --Rule 75--Instructions of Board of Revenue--Chapter X, … arrest without warrant persons found illicitly distilling liquor--Search--Formalities before search--Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860) as. 147 and 353--Bengal Excise Act (Ben. V of 1909) … of the formalities required by law, the resistance offered to them was not unlawful, and the conviction under Section 147 is bad in law; and, secondly, that the excise officers were not acting in the exercise of

State Of U.p. . Vs. M/s. Lalta Prasad Vaish And Sons

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Land Acquisition

1077; Section 3(10) 158 Similar definitions in Bihar and Orissa Excise Act 1915; Sections 2(14); 2(19) 159 The Bengal Excise Act 1909; Section 2(12a) 160 The Bengal Excise Act 1909; Section 2(14) 161 The Bengal Excise Act 1909; Section 2(19) Page … ii. Respondent’s submissions .................................................................... 35 C. The distinction between potable and non-potable alcohol ................. 42 D. Issues ....................................................................................................... 45 E. Analysis ....................................................................................................... 45 i. The constitutional distribution of legislative power ............................ 45 ii. Scheme of legislative entries

Har Shankar and ors. Vs. the Dy. Excise and Taxation Commr. and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Excise

Acts : Punjab Excise Act, 1914 - Sections 3(9), 5, 8, 16, 17, 20, 20(1), 20(2), 24, 24(4), 26, 27, 27(2), 34, 34(1), 35(2), 36, 43, 56, 58, 59, 60 and 60(1); Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949; Cochin Abkari Act; Bombay Lotteries and Prize Competition Control and Tax Act, 1948; Punjab Liquor Licence Rules, 1956 - Rules 1, 11, 12, 23, 24, 27A, 28, 30, 31, 35, 36, 36 (23-A), 59 and 103(1); Punjab Liquor Licence (First Amendment) Rules, 1968 - Rule 27-A; Prohibition and Excise Laws; Federal law; Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19, 19(1), 19(6), 47, 132(1), 133(1), 226, 298 and 301; Ajmer Excise Regulation - Regulation 1915; Bombay Abkari Act, 1878; Bengal Excise Act, 1909; Madras Abkari Act, 1886; Eastern Bensal and Assam Excise Act, 1910; Bihar and Orissa Excise Act, 1915 - Sections 2

Reported in : AIR1975SC1121; (1975)1SCC737; [1975]3SCR254; MANU/SC/0321/1975

[1973]1SCR533 , a Constitution Bench of this Court had to consider the question whether Section 43 of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 under which the licence of a liquor contractor was withdrawn, violated Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution. … carry it on, and to issue licences for that purpose. It is a matter of legislative will only. 45. After citing this passage the learned Chief Justice said : 'These observations have our entire concurrence and they

The Corporation of Calcutta and ors. Vs. Sarat Chandra Ghatak and anr.

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 110(2), 199(2), 245, 265 and 277; ;Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951 - Sections 233 and 229

Reported in : AIR1959Cal704

further and has often left to the executive an unfettered power to fix the rate of tax. The Bengal Excise Act, 1909 (Bengal Act V of 1909), Section 27 empowers the Government to impose an excise duty or a countervailing

The State of Bombay and anr. Vs. F.N. Balsara Overruled

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Media and CommunicationConstitution

Acts : Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 - Sections 12, 13, 23, 24, 24(1), 30 to 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 52, 53, 54, 118, 119, 121, 136(1), 136(2) and 139; Specific Relief Act - Sections 45; Bombay Abkari Act, 1878 - Sections 14-B, 148; Government of India Act, 1935 - Sections 297, 297(1); Bombay Abkari (Amendment) Act, 1947; Constitution Act - Sections 100; Bengal Money-Lenders Act, 1940; Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 1940; Bihar and Orissa Excise Act, 1915 - Sections 19(4); Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19, 19(1), 19(5), 24(1), 47 and 132(1)

Reported in : (1951)53BOMLR982; (1951)IIMLJ141; [1951]2SCR682

where the definition is substantially the same as in the Act with which we are concerned. In the Bengal Excise Act, 1909, 'liquor' is said to mean 'liquid consisting of or containing alcohol' and includes spirits of wine, spirit, wine, … proceedings against him, penal or otherwise, under the Act. The petitioner also prayed for a similar order under section 45 of the Specific Relief Act against the respondents. The High Court, agreeing with some of the petitioner's contentions

Khoday Distilleries Ltd. and ors. Vs. State of Karnataka and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19(1), 19(2), 19(6), 47. 300A, 301 and 304; Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Wholesale Trade, Distribution and Retail Trade in Indian Liquor and Foreign Liquor, Wine and Beer) Act, 1993

Reported in : JT1994(6)SC588; 1994(4)SCALE528; (1995)1SCC574; [1994]Supp4SCR477; MANU/SC/0572/1995

then referred to the contention on behalf of the appellant that the provisions of Section 43 of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 which empowered the licensing authority to withdraw the licence for any reason whatsoever not falling under Section 42

Shree Electronics Vs. Collector of Customs

Court : Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal CESTAT Delhi

Subject : Customs

Reported in : (1996)(81)ELT407TriDel

Matched in: Court Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal CESTAT Delhi

Amrita Lal Bose and ors. Vs. the Corporation of Calcutta

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Land Acquisition

Reported in : 42Ind.Cas.305

of the use of the expression offence punishable being used in this sense may be found in the Bengal Excise Act, 1909. Section 46 of that Act provides for the punishment of, persons and Section 56 refers to 'any offence punishable … 102 E. R. 489 and Partridge v. Naylor (1596) Noy 52: 74 E. R. 1021: Moore (K. B.) 453: 72 E. R. 689: Goulds. 145: 75 E. R. 1054: Cro. Eliz, 480: 78 E. R. 731, held

AmIn Shariff Vs. Emperor

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : AIR1934Cal580,150Ind.Cas.561

25, Evidence Act. As a branch of this ground Mr. Pal has also argued that Under Section 74, Bengal Excise Act, 1909, an Excise Officer is a Police Officer within the meaning of Section 162, Criminal P. C. and any … thing as inveatigation by a Police Officer. It may be useful in this connection to re-call that in Section 45, Criminal P. C., a distinction is drawn between a Revenue Officer and a Police Officer.47. This brings me