Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan and Ors v. Vatan Medical and General Store and Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2001] 2 S.C.R. 729
Bench Dr. A.S. Anand, R.C. Lahoti and Shivaraj V. Patil JJ.
Decided 26 March 2001

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Excise Laws : Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950-Sections 3(14) and 3(15)-Rajasthan In­ toxicating Spirituous Preparations, Import, Export, Transport, Possession and Sales Rules, 1989-Rule 3(g)-Notification declaring all medicinal and toilet preparations and other spirituous Preparations containing more than 20% pivof alcohol to be liquor under the Rules-Writ Petitions challenging the Rules and the notificaJion-High Court allowing the Writ Petitions-Held, the decision of High Court cannot be sustained as doctrine of pith and substance not followed-Question of law kept open since subsequent events

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