Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 413 · Decided 2 August 2004
Godawat Pan Masala Products I.P. LTD. and ANR. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 413 · [2004] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 239
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4674/1998
- Decided
- 2 August 2004
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, B.N. SRIKRISHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 19(1)(g)
Headnote
B Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954-Sections 2((1a), 7(iv), 23 and 24-Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003-Constitution of India, 1950-Articles C 14 and 19(J)(g)-Ban on Gutka covered by subsequent Act of 2003- 0ther tobacco products not banned-Opportunity of being heard not given to the affected persons before issuing Notifications-Ban challenged­ High Court upheld validity of Notifications-On appeal held; Notifications D are ultra vires the Act and void and
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