Supreme Court of India

Manoj v. The State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2026] 3 S.C.R. 144
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 13 February 2026

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing conclusion, it is unnecessary for this Court to examine the remaining contentions raised on behalf of the appellants.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration In the absence of any subsisting statutory control or saving provision operative on the date of the alleged incident, whether the prosecution of the appellants under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 is legally tenable. Headnotes† Essential Commodities Act, 1955 – s.3 r/w. s.7 – Cement Control (Amendment) Order 1989 – Cement Control Order, 1967 – Maharashtra Cement (Licensing and Control) Order, 1973 – The prosecution case is that the Public Works Department of the State Government had awarded the work of construction of a Khar passage in cement concrete – As per the

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