Supreme Court of India

Palla Vi Refractories and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. M/s. Singareni Colleries Co. Ltd. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2005] 1 S.C.R. 30
Bench Ashok Bhan J.
Decided 4 January 2005

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For the reasons stated above, we do not find any merit in these appeals and dismiss the same.

Judgment, page 12

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Constitution of India, Article 14-Coal-Dual price policy vis-a-vis Core .1- Sector and Non-Core sector-Lesser price charged from Core Sector-Validity of-Held, charging of lesser price from Core Sector does not amount to treating equals as unequals or an irrational classification-Core Sectors being of national importance, call for special treatment as increase in price, in their case, would have substantial impact on cost of finished goods of vital importance and cost of services to public in general-Administrative law-- Policy decision-Price fixation. Respondent, a state owned company, had

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