Supreme Court of India

D. C. Gouse and Co. Etc. v. State of Kerala & Anr. Etc.

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Reported as [1980] 1 S.C.R. 804

Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.

Decided 21 September 1979

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In the result, we find no merit in these cases and they are all dismissed without any order as to the costs.

Judgment, page 32

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