Supreme Court of India

Godawat Pan Masala Products I.P. Ltd. and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 239
Bench K.G. Balakrishnan and B.N. Srikrishna JJ.
Decided 2 August 2004

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that: D I. Section 7(iv) of the Act is not an independent source of power for the state authority;.

Judgment, page 51

From the headnote

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954-Sections 2((1a), 7(iv), 23 and 24-Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003-Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14 and 19(J)(g)-Ban on Gutka and Pan Masala-By Notifications of State Government-Tobacco products covered by subsequent Act of 2003- 0ther tobacco products not banned-Opportunity of being heard not given to the affected persons before issuing Notifications-Ban challenged­ High Court upheld validity of Notifications-On appeal held;

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