Supreme Court of India

A. S. Krishna v. State of Madras.

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Reported as [1957] 1 S.C.R. 399
Bench Sudhi Ranjan Das J.
Decided 28 November 1956

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Madras Prohibition Act, 1937 (Mad. X of 1937), ss. 4(1), 4(2), 28, 29, 30, 31, 32-Constitutional validity-Legislative competency­ Pith and substance of the legislation-The Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8 Ch. 2), s. 107(1), Sch. 7 List II, Entry 31-Constitution of India, Art. 14. The appellants were charged before the Presidency Magistrate for offences under the Madras Prohibition Act, 1937 and when the cases were taken up for trial they raised the contentions that ss. 4(2) and 28 to 32 of the Act are void under s. 107(1) of the Government of India Act, 1935, because they

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