Supreme Court of India

Prag Ice & Oil Mills & Anr. Etc v. Union of India

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Reported as [1978] 3 S.C.R. 293

Bench M. Hameedullah Beg J.

Decided 21 February 1978

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the circumstance that the petitioners may have to suffer a loss over a short period immediately following upon the pro mulgation of the Price Control Order will not render the Order constitutionally invalid.

Judgment, page 36

Authorities it was built on

1960 Vasantlal Maganbhai Sanjanwala v. The State of Bombay and Others. (and Connected Appeal) cited by 22

Where later benches applied it

2023 Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India relied on
2021 Small Scale Industrial Manufactures Association (regd.) v. Union of India and Others relied on
2016 Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2023 Coal India Limited and Anr v. Competition Commission of India and Anr referred to
2021 Akshay N Patel v. Reserve Bank of India & Anr. referred to
2016 Union of India & Ors. v. M/s. Cipla Ltd. & Anr. referred to

Of those, 3 relied on · 3 referred to

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