Supreme Court of India

Distributors (baroda) Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and Two Ors.

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Reported as [1985] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 778
Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.
Decided 1 July 1985

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that even if the construc· tion placed on clause (iv) of sub-section (1) of Section 99 by the three High Courts were correct, it cannot necessarily lead to the conclusion that a similar construction must also be placed on Section SOM which is different in material respects from clause (iv) of sub-section (I) of Section.

Judgment, page 16

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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