Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 99 · Decided 30 March 1971
Badri Prasad and ORS. ETC. v. Collector of Central Excise & ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1971 INSC 99 · [1971] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 254
- Case number
- TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) No. 24/1970
- Decided
- 30 March 1971
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, G.K. MITTER, K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER, P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; Constitution; Customs Act
Headnote
Gold Control Act, 1969, ss. 4, 6, 8(1) and 16, 58, 71-Vires of-Provi· sions of ss. 4, 6, 8 and 16 of Act do not constitute unreasonable restrictions on right to carry on business and are not violative of Arts. 19 (/} and (g}­ Section 71 is ultra vires-Sections 6 and on field covered by Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Ar.a) Pawn Brokers Act 23 of 1948 and Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Money Lenders Act 5 of 1349F. The petitioners and appellants carried on the business of Pawn brok• ing and money lending inter alia on the security of gold articles and
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