Supreme Court of India

Avtar Singh & Anr. v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2023] 3 S.C.R. 639
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 23 March 2023

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Essential Commodities Act, 1955: s. 7 – Penalties – Appellan ts in unauthorized possession of gas cylinders – Convi ction and sentenced u/s. 7, by the courts below – Appellants’ case that gas cylinder were seized by sub-inspector of the police, who was not authorised to do so – On appeal, held: Where a power is give n to do a certain thing in a certain way, the thing must be done i n that way or not at all – Other methods are necessarily fo rbidden – In the absence of the authority and power with the Sub -Inspector to take action as per the Order, the proceedings initiated by hi m totally

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