Supreme Court of India

Kerala Samsthana Chethu Thozhilali Union v. State of Kerala and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] 3 S.C.R. 420

Bench S.B. Sinha and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.

Decided 24 March 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that by reason thereof, the power has not been exercised in a reasonable manner.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

KertJ!a Abkari Shops Disposal Rules, 2002: Rules 4(2) and 9(/0)(b). Sale of arrack--Ban of--Workers engaged in the manufacture, import, export, transport, sale and possession of arrack rehabilitated and paid compensation at the rate of Rs. 30,000 per worker-Benefits under Abkari Workers Welfare Fund Board Act were also given---lt was also directed that one arrack worker each must he employed in all toddy shops--High Court upheld validity of Rules ./(2) and 9( IO;(b)---{'orrectness of Held: Rule is required to be made in conformity with the provisions of the Act whereunder it is made- -Stall'

Authorities it was built on

1973 His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala cited by 118
2005 State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Basant Nahata cited by 19
2005 State of Kerala and Ors. v. Maharashtra Distilleries Ltd. and Ors cited by 7

Where later benches applied it

2022 M/s. Jindal Steel and Power Limited v. The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission and Ors. referred to
2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors referred to
2019 Kerala State Beverages (m and M) Corporation Limited v. P.P. Suresh & Ors, Etc. Etc. & Ors. referred to
2018 Bhaskar Shrachi Alloys Ltd. Etc.etc. v. Damodar Valley Corporation & Ors. Etc. referred to

Of those, 4 referred to

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