Supreme Court of India

Punjab Traders and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [1990] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 499
Bench K.N. Singh, T.K. Thommen and Kuldip Singh JJ.
Decided 18 September 1990

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Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

East Punjab Molasses (Control) Acr, 1948-Ss. 2(c) 2(f), 3, 3A, 4, 6, 8 & 13- /arificatnry amendment of by East Punjab Molasses (Control) Amendment Act, 1973-Constitu(ional validity of. , Constitution of India: Articles 304(b) proviso, 305 & 366( 10)­ East Punjab Molasses (Control) Act,· 1948-Existing Law- /arifica­ tory amendment of by East Punjab Molasses (Control) Amendment Act, 1973-Previous sanction of President-Whether mandatory. The East Punjab Molasses Control (Amendment) Act, 1973 sub­ stituted the defmition of "molasses" in section 2(c) of the East l'inijab Molasses (Control) Act,

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