Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 171 · Decided 22 September 1981
Madhya Pradesh Ration Vikreta Sangh Society & ORS. ETC. ETC. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 171 · [1982] 1 S.C.R. 750
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4034/1981
- Decided
- 22 September 1981
- Bench
- R.S. PATHAK, A.P. SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 162, 14, 19(I)(g)
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950, Art, 14, and Madhya Pradesh (Foodstuffs) Civil Supplies Public Distribution Scheme, !981-Distribution of foodstuffs at fair prices-Scheme of running fair price shop through retail dealers-Replacement of-Fair price shops by agents appointed by Government with preference societies-Such Seheme whether valid. Art. 14-Concept of equality-Equality before law-Unequal treotn1ent of equals-Whether permissible-Advocates whether can form consumer's cooperative society. The Madhya Pradesh Foodstuffs (Distribution) Control Order, 1960, "'as promulgated by the State
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