Supreme Court · 1967 INSC 226 · Decided 29 September 1967
Andhra Sugars LTD. & ANR. ETC. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1967 INSC 226 · [1968] 1 S.C.R. 705
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 53/1967
- Decided
- 29 September 1967
- Bench
- K.N. WANCHOO, R.S. BACHAWAT, V. RAMASWAMI, G.K. MITTER, K.S. HEGDE (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 301, 32; Contract Act
Headnote
Andhra Pradesh Sugar-cane (Regulation of Supply and Pur­ chase) Act 1961 (45 of 1961), s. 21-V!'lidity of section-Purchase~ of sugar by factories under compulsion of law-Such transactions whether taxable under Entry 54, List II, Seventh Schedule, Consti­ tution of India, 1950-Section 21 of c Art. 14 of Constitution of India-Whether impedes free trade! co,m­ merce and intercourse within the meaning of Art. 301 Constitution of India. Under the Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Supply and Pur­ chase) Act 1961 the occupier of a sugar factory had to buy sugarcane from canegrowoers
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