Supreme Court of India

Manipur Administration v. M. Nila Chandra Singh

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Reported as [1964] 5 S.C.R. 574
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 29 November 1963
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Manipur Foodgrains Dealers Licensing Order, 1958 els. 2(a), 3(1) & 3(2)-Storage of foodgrains-Dealer-Presumption under cl. 3(2)-Whether attracts cl. 3(1)-Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Act 10 of 1955), s. 7. The respondent was found storing over 100 mds. of paddy in his godown without any licence in violation of cl. 3 of the Manipur Foodgrains Dealers Licensing Order. He was charged with having committed an offence under s. 7 of the Essential Commo­ dities Act. The respondent's main defence was that the paddy was meant for the consumption of the members of his family, which was disbelieved

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