Supreme Court of India

Kamla Prasad Khetan v. The Union of India

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Reported as [1957] 1 S.C.R. 1052
Bench Sudhi Ranjan Das J.
Decided 1 May 1957

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the order made on November 8. 1955. and the amending order dated November 7, 1956, are both valid in law, and the petitioners have not made out any case of a violation of their fundamental right.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Industrial undertaking, control of-Central Government taking over management by notified order-Atnendment of such order by another-Validity-'Like conditions', Meaning of-Appointment of Controller-Bona fides-The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act (LXV of 1951), as amenqed by Amrnding Act, 26 of 1953, ss. 18A, 15, 16-Gcneral Clauses Act (X of 1879), s. 21. By a notified order dated November 8, 1955, the Government of India took over the managen1ent of certain Sugar Mills under s. 18A(l) (b) of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, for one year and vested it in a

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