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State of Rajasthan Vs. Sanjay Kumar and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1998SC1919; 1998(1)ALD(Cri)931; 1998(2)ALT(Cri)115; 1998(46)BLJR1142; 1998CriLJ2531; 1998(2)Crimes321(SC); JT1998(3)SC647; RLW1998(2)SC320; 1998(3)SCALE380; (1998)5SCC82

..... the question which fell for consideration of delhi high court was whether for prosecution under sections 7, 19 and 16(1) of the seeds act, 1966, the period of limitation of six months would start from the date of collection of samples under clause (a) or from the date of seed analyst report for purposes of clause (b) of section 469(1) cr.p.c. ..... sub-section (2) postulates different period of limitation for offences with reference to the punishment provided for them; if the punishment provided for an offence in any act is only fine, the period of limitation fixed is six months; if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, the period of limitation prescribed is one year and if the ..... state, (1993) 2 crimes 203, a learned single judge of the andhra pradesh high court held that for prosecution of offences of misbranding under insecticides act, the period of limitation would start from the date on which the report of the analyst was received but not from the date of taking samples and thus section 469 ..... that the drugs which were offered for sale were sub-standard/adulterated, within the meaning of the act, came to the knowledge of the drugs inspector only on july 2, 1988 when the report of the government analyst was received by him; and therefore, clause (b) of section 469 ..... of the delhi high court took the view that the limitation commences from the date of submission of the report by the seed analyst to the inspector, so section 469(1)(b) would apply. .....

Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co. Ltd. Vs. Alavalapati Chandra Reddy and or ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : JT1998(5)SC536a; (1999)IMLJ60(SC); RLW1999(1)SC74

..... the claim was resisted, inter alia, contending that the seeds act, 1966 and the rules framed thereunder being a complete code, provides remedies to the aggrieved party and, therefore, the complaint preferred before the district forum was ..... was also contended that the test to find out the correctness of the complaint regarding defective seeds as provided under section 13(1)(c) of the consumer protection act, 1986 has not been adopted and without that, the appellant cannot be held liable for ..... of the letter written by the agricultural officer to the opposite parties to which they sent no reply, it is clear that the same seeds that were purchased from the opposite parties were sown and they did not germinate. ..... , it is clear that it is on the permit granted by the agricultural officer that the complainants purchased seeds from the opposite parties and that the same agricultural officer visited the land and found that there was no ..... if the opposite parties have disputed that the seeds were not defective they would have applied to the district forum to send the samples of seeds from the said batch for analysis by appropriate ..... further contended that the complainants are not consumers inasmuch as the purchase of the seeds itself was for growing the sunflower plants for commercial purpose. ..... they claimed, apart from the cost of the seeds, a compensation of rs 5000 per acre from ..... the aforesaid letter of the agricultural officer, the district forum felt that the seeds need not be sent for analysis. .....

L.R. Ferro Alloys Ltd. Vs. Mahavir Mahto and anr.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : I(2001)ACC326; 2001ACJ645; (2001)ILLJ181SC; (2002)9SCC450

..... : air1997sc3854 , this court after examining the entire scheme of the act held that payment of interest and penalty are two distinct liabilities arising under the act, while liability to pay interest is part and parcel of legal liability to pay compensation upon default of payment of that amount within one month. ..... a claim was made by the respondent before the commissioner under the workmen's compensation act. .....

Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti and ors. Vs. Pillibhit Pantnagar Beej Ltd. ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2004(1)AWC605(SC); JT2003(9)SC548; 2003(10)SCALE43; (2004)1SCC391; (2004)1UPLBEC855

..... secretary, government of uttar pradesh to the commissioner, trade tax department, government of uttar pradesh directing that instructions be issued to the taxation officers that when the growers or the distributors (sic) certification machinery sell the seeds in sealed containers after producing themselves after certification along with the tag of the uttar pradesh certification agency affixed as under the central seed act, 1966 then in such circumstances, no liability of purchase tax is attracted under section 3 aaaa(4). ..... it is not in dispute that the respondents are engaged in production and sale of 'seeds' which is governed by a parliamentary act, known as the 'seeds act, 1966' (1966 act). ..... laws governing seeds business:2.1 the seed industry for production and sale is regulated under the seeds act, 1966 and rules and seed control order, 1983. ..... the breeder seeds ar sown and are germinated under strict supervision of the statutory seeds certification agency, set up under the seeds act, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as 'the act'). ..... we have also referred to the objects and reasons for enacting the seeds act, 1966 and the seeds rules, 1968. ..... learned senior counsel appearing for the parties also drew our attention to the relevant provisions of the seeds act, 1966 (act no. .....

The State of West Bengal Vs. Kesoram Industries Ltd. and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : (2004)187CTR(SC)219; [2004]266ITR721(SC); JT2004(1)SC375; 2004(1)SCALE425; (2004)10SCC201

..... excise on tea produced in india.the statement of objects and reasons, the report of the selectcommittee as also the various amendments made therein from time to time,particularly amending act 21 of 1967, amending act 22 of 1970, amending act75 of 1976, amending act 38 of 1983 and amending act 24 of 1986 leave nomanner of doubt that the tea industry had occupied a very importantposition in the country and in that view of the matter alone the uniongovernment took ..... entry 49 in list ii, there is notmuch of discussion and is just incidental and the observations are too wideto be countenanced, another distinguishing feature common to thesedecisions is that the distinction and demarcation of fields of operationbetween central and state acts by reference to the doctrine, of pith andsubstance seems to have been not adverted to.from baijnath kadio to eastern coalfieldsbefore we proceed to deal with goodricke, it will be necessary to completethe chain of thought by referring to four ..... particular stages in which seeds are grown from breeder seedspay take the form of wheat but the said production which is bought by therespondents is also governed by the provisions of the seeds act and therules framed ..... . commissioner of customs and excise [(1966) 3 all e.r.871], it was held that when the statute is in compliance with internationalconventions then it must be interpreted in conformity therewithmeasure of tax:it is no longer in dispute that for the purpose of determining thenature of tax, .....

Seeds Man Association, Hyderabad and ors. Vs. Principal Secretary to G ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2004SC1690; JT2004(2)SC247; 2004(2)SCALE385; (2004)9SCC56

..... in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is averred that seeds man association, hyderabad is an association registered under the societies act for looking after the interest and welfare of the members who are organizing seed production, processing and marketing seeds under the provisions of seeds act, 1966 and the seeds (control) order, 1983. ..... learned counsel for the appellants has submitted that the parliament has enacted the seeds act, 1966 to provide for regulating the quality of certain seeds for sale and for matters connected therewith and this act makes detailed provisions for regulating sale of seeds of notified kinds and varieties. ..... the purpose and object of seeds act, 1966 enacted by the parliament and the seeds (control) order, 1983 made by the central government is entirely different, namely, to maintain the quality of seeds meant for sale. ..... the preamble of the seeds act, 1966 shows that it has been enacted to provide for regulating the quality of certain seeds for sale and for matters connected therewith. ..... the breeder seeds are sown and are germinated under strict supervision of the statutory seeds certification agency, set up under the seeds act, 1966 . ..... since the seeds are not meant for direct human consumption, they do not fall within the definition of the 'consumer seeds' as notified under the andhra pradesh (agricultural produce and livestock) markets act, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as 'the act'). .....

State of M.P. Vs. Parasram

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2005SC3629; 2005CriLJ4365; JT2005(12)SC116; 2005(4)MPHT281; RLW2005(4)SC2858; (2005)8SCC13

g.p. mathur, j.1. leave granted.2. this appeal has been preferred by the state of m.p. against the judgment and order dated 13.8.2003 of justice n.s. azad of m.p. high court in crl. appeal nos. 979 of 2002.3. the trial court convicted the accused under section 376 i.p.c. and awarded him a sentence of 7 years r.i. and a fine of rs. 500/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of one month. the high court partly allowed the appeal and while upholding the conviction of the accused reduced the sentence to the period already undergone which is nearly 1 year and 2 months. 4. learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the sentence imposed by the high court is wholly inadequate looking to the nature of the offence and is contrary to the minimum prescribed by law.5. sub-section (1) of section 376 i.p.c. provides that whoever, except in the cases provided for by sub-section (2), commits rape shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than 7 years but which may be for life or for a term which may extend to 10 years and shall also be liable to fine. in the category of cases covered under sub-section (2) of section 376, the sentence cannot be less than 10 years but which may be for life and shall also be liable to fine. the proviso appended to sub-section (1) lays down that the court may for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of .....

State of M.P. Vs. Makhmal Khan and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2005SC3667; 2005CriLJ4363; (2005)8SCC8

g.p. mathur, j.1. delay in filing the special leave petition is condoned.2. leave granted.3. this appeal has been preferred by the state of m.p. against the judgment and order dated 13.8.2003 of justice n.s. azad of m.p. high court in crl. appeal no. 1739 of 2002.4. the trial court convicted the accused under section 376(2)(g) i.p.c. they were awarded a sentence of 10 years r.i. and a fine of rs. 2000/- and in default to undergo r.i. for a further period of six months. the high court partly allowed the appeal and while upholding the conviction of the accused reduced the sentence to the period already undergone which is nearly 8 months.5. learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the sentence imposed by the high court is wholly inadequate looking to the nature of the offence and is contrary to the minimum prescribed by law.6. sub-section (1) of section 376 i.p.c. provides that whoever, except in the cases provided for by sub-section (2), commits rape shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than 7 years but which may be for life or for a term which may extend to 10 years and shall also be liable to tine. in the category of cases covered under sub-section (2) of section 376, the sentence cannot be less than 10 years but which may be for life and shall also be liable to fine. the proviso appended to sub-section (1) lays down that the court may for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a .....

Shakthi Seeds Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Dy. Commnr. (Ct) and anr.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : JT2007(9)SC288; 2007(8)SCALE431; (2007)6SCC176; (2007)7VST769(SC)

..... seeds' is defined in section 9 of the seeds act, 1966 (in short the 'seeds act ..... or label shall be responsible for the accuracy of the information required to appear on the mark or label so long as seed is contained in the unopened original container:provided, however, that such person shall not be responsible for the accuracy of the statement appearing on the mark or label if the seed is removed from the original unopened container, or he shall not be responsible for the accuracy of the germination statement beyond the ..... no 604 dated 9.4.1981, the claimant should establish and prove that the seeds in question are certified seeds as well as truthfully labelled seeds and that the appellant-dealer has failed to adduce any satisfactory material and evidence to establish these two conditions for ..... the appellant had clarified its stand as follows:in this regard, we would like to bring to your kind notice, that we have purchased processed chilli seed, paddy seed and sunflower seed from farmers, and not chillies, paddy or sunflower commodities. ..... act 6 of 1957) the governor of andhra pradesh hereby exempts from the tax payable under the said act the sales or purchases of all varieties of certified and truthfully labelled seeds for agricultural purposes.sales of certified and truthfully labelled seeds in the course of ..... issued orders exempting from the tax payable under the a.p.g.s.t.act the sales or purchases of all varieties of certified and truthfully labelled seeds for agricultural purposes. .....

B.N. ShivannA. Vs. Advanta India Limited, and anr.

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... appellant had taken advantage of his position telling the said company's officials falsely that criminal cases have been launched in various courts in karnataka against various purchasers and distributors of seeds under the seeds act for the alleged producing and selling of the spurious/sub-standard seeds by the agriculturists. ..... supreme court rules, 1975, held that if any information was lodged even in the form of a petition inviting the court to take action under the act 1971 or the provisions of the constitution dealing with the contempt of court, where the informant is not one of the persons named in section 15 of the act 1971, it should not be styled as a petition and should not be placed for admission on the judicial side of the court. ..... 396, this court held that in absence of the consent of the advocate general in respect of a criminal contempt filed by a party under section 15 of the act 1971, taking suo motu action for contempt without a prayer, was not maintainable.14. ..... justice or such other judge as may be designated by him for the purpose, considers it expedient or proper to take action under the act, he shall direct that the said information be placed for preliminary hearing. ..... cognizance under the provisions of the contempt of court act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as `act 1971') against the appellant. ..... to interference in the administration of justice, thus, the high court has rightly convicted the appellant and imposed the maximum sentence provided under the act 1971. .....