Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. and Anr. v. M/s. Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. and Anr.

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Reported as [1991] 3 S.C.R. 64

Decided 18 July 1991

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Constitution of India, 1950-Article 141-Declaration of Law Binding effect of-Precedent-Principle and purpose of-Supreme Court decision in ( 1990) 1 SCC 109-Effect and consequences of. Constitution of India, 1950-Vl/th Schedule, List 11, Entry 54- lndustrial alcohol-Whether State can levy tax on sale or purchase thereof-Ceritral Government controlling price under Ethyl Alcohol (Price Control) Orders-Effect and consequences of. Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951-Section !BG-Ethyl Alcohol (Price Control) Orders-Enactment of by Central Government-Whether restricts the powers of

Authorities it was built on

1958 M. P. V. Sundararamier & Co. v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Another cited by 58
1961 Jaisri Sahu v. Rajdewan Dubey and Others cited by 16

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