Supreme Court of India
State of Bihar and Ors. v. Industrial Corporation Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
For the aforesaid reasons and subject to the aforesaid modification of the impugned judgment, we dismiss these appeals, There shall be no order as to costs.
Judgment, page 16
From the headnote
Bihar Molasses (Control) Act, I 947: S.22-Rectified spirit manufactured from molasses-Shortfall in production reported by Comptroller and Auditor General-Penal duty imposed by State Government on distillers to the extent of shortfall Distillers filing writ petitions-High Court setting aside the levy-Held, imposition of penal duty being against the principles of natural justice is illegal and void-No opportunity of any kind was afforded to the manufacturers before the demand as regards the penal duty was pressed against them-Before creating a demand of penal duty or penalty, there was no
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