Supreme Court of India

Amar Chandra Chakraborty v. Collector of Excise, Government of Tripura & Ors.

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Bench S.M. Sikri CJI, A. N. Ray, I. D. Dua, D. G. Palekar and M. H. Beg JJ.
Decided 3 May 1972

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What the Court ordered

This appeal accordingly fails and is dismissed with costs.

Judgment, p. 545

From the headnote

Bengal Excise Act, 1909, s. 43—Withdrawal of licence—Collector whether has power to withdraw licence to sell liquor—Principle of ejusdem generis, application of—S. 43 whether violative of Art. 14 of Constitution—Section whether requires separate order withdrawing licence after expiry of notice period—Show cause notice whether necessary—Natural justice requirements of—S. 43 whether violates Art 19 of Constitution—Grant of licence without public notice under s. 22(1) of Act whether valid.…

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 followed · 2 referred to

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