Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Anr. v. Cynamide India Lid. & Anr.

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Reported as [1987] 2 S.C.R. 841
Bench O. Chinnappa Reddy J.
Decided 10 April 1987

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45 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the undertakings given by the parties in the present cases were intended to and do continue to subsist.

Judgment, page 41

From the headnote

Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1979: Paragraphs 3, 12, 13 & 27: Bulk Drugs-,Price fixation of-,--Whether legislative activity-Principles of natural justice whether applicable to-Cost of production-Whether can be determined by a subordinate legislating Body-Price ftxation­ Review-Nature of-Formulations--Fixation of retail prices-Whether to await the result of review application. Constitution of India,. Artic!es 32 & 226-Essential Commo­ dities-Price fixation of-Whether matter for investigation and interfer­ ence by Court. Practice. and Procedure: Essential Commodities-Price ftxatidn of-Interim

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 9 referred to · 34 mentioned

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