Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 79 · Decided 31 March 1970
Andhra Pradesh Grain & Seed Merchants' Association ETC. ETC. v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 79 · [1971] 1 S.C.R. 166
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 468/1969
- Decided
- 31 March 1970
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 14, 19(1)(g), 20(3)
Headnote
PRADESH GRAIN & SEED MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION ETC. ETC. v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. I March 31, 1970 [J. C. SHAH, K. S. HEGDE AND A. N. GROVER, JJ.) Prevention of. Food Adulteration Act (37 of 1954), sso 7, 10 and 19-Constitutional validity of. The petitioners are traders in foodgrains, edible 7 and 19 of the Act are violative of Arts. 14 and 19(1)(g) because, (a) s. 16(1) (a) of the Act read with s. 19(1) imposes an absolute liability on dealers; (b) the standards of quality and limits of variability of quality prescribed by the Act are unreasonable and that small dealers would not
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