Supreme Court of India

Koteswar Vittal Kamath v. K. Rangappa Baliga & Co.

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Reported as [1969] 3 S.C.R. 40

Bench J.M. Shelat J.

Decided 9 December 1968

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Prohi bition Order of 1950 was invalid, the previous Prohibition Order of 1119 cannot be held to be revived.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Travancore-Cochin Public ·Safety Measures Act 5 of 1950, s. 3- Validity of-Constitution of India, Art, 304(b) proviso-Bill introduced tn pre-Constitution period-Amended by Select Committee-Moved again and passed in post·ConstUution period-President's sanction when re· quired-Travancore-Cochin Vegetable Oils and Oilcakes (Forward Con tracts Prohibition) Order, 1950--Continuance of. The Vegetable Oils and Oilseeds (Forward Contracts Prohibition) Order. 111~ M. . prohibiting inter alia forward trading in cocoanut oil, was promulgated by the Mallaraja of Cochin State in 1944. The Order continued

Where later benches applied it

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2021 Lalit Kumar Jain v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2023 Income Tax Officer v. Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia mentioned
2020 Rajneesh Khajuria v. M/s. Wockhardt Ltd. & Anr. mentioned
2019 The State of Rajasthan & Ors. v. Trilok Ram mentioned
2004 Zile Singh v. State of Haryana and Ors. mentioned
1996 State of Ratasthan v. Mangilal Pindwal mentioned
1976 State of Maharashtra Etc. v. The Central Provinces Manganese Ore Co. Ltd. mentioned

Of those, 3 relied on · 5 referred to · 6 mentioned

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