Supreme Court of India

Sheoratan Agarwal & Another v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [1985] 1 S.C.R. 719
Bench O. Chinnappa Reddy J.
Decided 12 September 1984
Status Overruled

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Essential Commodities Act. 1955-Section JO-Interpretation of-Company contravening an order made under s.3-Whether the person in-charge or an officer of the company at the relevant period can be prosecuted separately without pro­ secuting the company. The two appellants, who were the Managing Director and the Production­ Manager of a public limited company, were prosecuted by the respondent for alleged violations by their company of clauses 2 (c) (i) and 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Pulses. Edible Oil Seeds and Edible Oil Dealers Licensing Order, 1977 and clause 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Essential

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