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Apr 02 2009 (HC)

Seed Association of M.P. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Reported in : 2009(4)MPHT453

..... may be noticed, as has not at all been disputed between the parties, that prior to the amendment of the essential commodities act, through the amendment act, 2006 (act 54 of 2006), cotton seeds were included in the list of essential commodities and as such its sales etc. were duly regulated and controlled by seeds control order. later, on ..... 5 in their reply that such a permission was justified, as per the application of the seeds (control) order, is clearly over-looking the amendment of the essential commodities act. thus, the aforesaid stand taken by respondent nos. 2 to 5, cannot be accepted by this court.22. at this stage, it would ..... conditions stipulated by geac, in connection with the grant of approvals. according to respondent no. 1, after amendment of the essential commodities act in the year 2006, the cotton seeds stand excluded from the list of essential commodities, and therefore, the state government had absolutely no authority to power to envisage any prior permission for sale .....

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Mar 21 2007 (HC)

Amar Nath Sahu Vs. State of Chhattisgarh

Court : Chhattisgarh

Reported in : 2007CriLJ3014; 2007(2)MPHT88(CG)

..... 10 years. thereafter, by way of 3rd amendment the said period of continuance was made for 15 years. after expiry of 15 ..... word 'cognizable' the words 'and non-bailable' were introduced. the said act of 1981 was to remain in force for a period of 5 years only from the date of its commencement. thereafter, by the essential commodities (special provisions continuance) act, 1987, para 2, the preamble of the essential commodities (special provisions) act, 1981 was amended and the period of 5 years was substituted by the period of .....

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Dec 01 2006 (SC)

Ashoka Smokeless Coal Ind. P. Ltd. and ors. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) a ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2007(1)CTLJ1(SC); JT2007(1)SC125; 2006(13)SCALE102; (2007)2SCC640; 2007(2)KCCRSN91

..... price of coal were controlled and regulated under the colliery control order, 1945 (1945 order) framed under the said rules. the said order was continued under the essential commodities act, 1955. under the colliery control order, the coal controller was even authorised to allot quotas of coal to the central government as well as the state governments; ..... industrial concerns under article 19(1)(g) are said to be affected having regard to the provisions of the kerala industrial establishments (national and festival holidays) (amendment) act, 1990 whereby the number of national holidays were increased. in view of article 43 of the constitution of india, the restriction imposed were held to be ..... be it remembered, is not an end in itself but is only a means to an end. the fundamental object of the nationalisation act as also of the nationalisation amendment act is to bring into existence a state of affairs which will be congenial for regulating mines and for mineral development.it may be true .....

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Aug 21 1959 (HC)

Sri Krishna Rice Mills, Tadepalligudem by Proprietor Sait Bansilal (Di ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : AIR1960AP431

..... godavari, krishna and guntur districts. they mainly raise a question relating to the validity of the essential commodities act, 1955 (act x of '1955) as amended by acts xiii and xxviii of 1657 (hereinafter referred to as the act) and certain notifications and orders issued thereunder.2. the relevant facts may be briefly stated. ..... reason of want of legislative authority within the definition of essential commodities.the present act follows the same pattern as the earlier legislation of 1946. this act itself underwent two amendments. by amending act xiii of il957, sub-section .{3-a) was lidded, while by another amendment (act xxviii of 1957) clause (f) was inserted in sub ..... object of enacting sub-section (3-a) in its appropriate context.14. by the essential commodities (second amendment) act, 1957, the powers of the government were enlarged enabling them to require any person holding in stock any essential commodity to sell the whole or a specified part of the stock to the central government .....

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Dec 28 1981 (SC)

A.V. Nachane and ors. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and anr.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1982SC1126; (1982)ILLJ110SC; (1982)1SCC205; [1982]2SCR246

..... act, 1956 as amended in 1981? learned attorney general relied on the decision of this court in harishankar bagla v. state of madh pra : 1954crilj1322 . this was a case under the essential supplies (temporary powers) act, 1946. section 3(1) of that act says that the central government for maintaining or increasing supplies of any essential commodity ..... supplies of any essential commodity,' and 'securing their equitable distribution and availability at fair prices.' that statement was held as offering sufficient guidance to the central government in exercising its powers under section 3. in the instant case the policy as stated in the preamble of the amendment act is that ..... or permits or otherwise the production or manufacture and transport, distribution, disposal, acquisition, use or consumption of any essential commodity, section 6 of that act provides inter alia that any order made under section 3 shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other .....

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Sep 03 1984 (HC)

Bapuji Educational Association Vs. State

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : AIR1986Kant119

..... the supreme court in prag ice and oil m i ills v. union of india(air 1978 sc 1296), provides the answer. in that case it was held that while essential commodities act included in the 9th schedule to the constitution was protected by art. 31-13, an order made thereunder was not.19. applying the above ratio, i hold that the ..... only to give effect to art. 39(b) but also arts. 41 and 46.13. the question, therefore, for consideration is :whether-art. 31-c as amended by the 42nd constitution amendment act is in force or in other words the judgment of a constitution bench of the supreme court in minerva mills' case, no longer enjoys the status of law ..... 4) article 300a:- the right to property was a fundamental right guaranteed under arts. 19(l)(f) and 31. but these two provisions were deleted by the constitution (44th amendment) act and the right to property was made an ordinary constitutional right under art. 300a. the right could be taken away by law enacted by the legislature. however, that law .....

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May 14 2003 (HC)

Mahavir Coke Industries Vs. Commissioner of Taxes and ors.

Court : Guwahati

..... at fair prices'. that statement was held as offering sufficient guidance to the central government in exercising its powers under section 3. in the instant case the policy as stated in the preamble of the amendment act is that 'for ..... for decision was whether section 3 of the essential supplies (temporary powers) act, 1946 amounts to delegation of legislative power outside the permissible limits. it was held that legislature had laid down a legislative principle which was 'maintaining or increasing supplies of any essential commodity', and 'securing their equitable distribution and availability ..... addition to the aforesaid judgment. para 11 is quoted below :'11. the question however remains to be answered, does the life insurance corporation act, 1956 as amended in 1981 state any policy to guide the rule-making authority. we have earlier referred to the observations of mukerjea, j., in the delhi .....

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Aug 14 1970 (HC)

V.N. Narayanan Nair and ors. Vs. State of Kerala and ors.

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR1971Ker98

..... fixity of tenure the right to use his holding in any manner he thinks fit subject to the provisions of any order issued under the essential commodities act, 1955. all the rights of the landlords in respect of lands held by such a tenant having vested in the government by reason of ..... (2) if it takes away or abridges the rights conferred by part iii of the constitution. (3) the constitution (first amendment) act, 1951, the constitution (fourth amendment) act, 1955, and the constitution (seventeenth amendment) act, 1964, abridge the scope of the fundamental rights and are therefore void under article 13(2) of the constitution. (4) ..... to repel this contention: ' (53) the aforesaid discussion leads to the following results: xx xx xx (3) the constitution (first amendment) act, 1951, constitution (fourth amendment) act, 1955, and the constitution (seventeenth amendment) act, 1964, abridge the scope of the fundamental rights. but on the basis of earlier decisions of this court, they were valid. (4) .....

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Nov 29 1976 (HC)

Assam Sillimanite Limited and anr. Vs. Union of India and ors.

Court : Delhi

Reported in : AIR1977Delhi193; ILR1977Delhi272

..... , supply and distribution of the products of key industries and essential commodities. it, thereforee, impinges on a particular kind of economic system only.' the argument of the petitioner appealed to the minority of the learned judges who held section 3 of the amending act enacting article 31c as unconstitutional. according to the majority of ..... a case for a point on principle. it is because the question of the validity of section 2 (a) of the constitution (twenty-fifth amendment) act was one of first impression not covered by authority that the learned judges of the supreme court in kesavananda's case have sought the help of principles ..... payable as compensation and thereby avoiding judicial review of the relevancy of any principles on which the compensation could be determined. by the constitution (twenty fifth amendment) act, 1971 the word 'compensation' was itself substituted by the word '-amount'. parliament has preferred the fixation of actual amounts or rates at which the amount .....

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Mar 28 2017 (HC)

Monsanto Technology Llc and Ors. Vs.nuziveedu Seeds Limited & Ors.

Court : Delhi

..... to expressly provide as to what are the commodities as are intended to be covered by the expression essential commodities , the same having been spelt out by their nature or category ..... at which essential commodity may be bought or sold . it is in exercise of such power that the central government promulgated the seeds (control) order 1983, published in the gazette of india on 30.12.1983.47. by the essential commodities (amendment) act, 2006, section 2a was inserted in the essential commodities act, 1955 ..... upon being satisfied that it was necessary so to do in the public interest . the said amendment of 2006 by the schedule inserted to the essential commodities act brought in seeds of various kinds amongst the essential commodities they, however, not specifically or expressly including cotton seed . interestingly, by notification s.o. 2988 .....

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