Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 452 · Decided 4 September 2003
State of Bihar and ORS. v. Industrial Corporation PVT. LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 452 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 362
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4618/1997
- Decided
- 4 September 2003
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, S.B. SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
TE OF BIHAR AND ORS. v. INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PVT. LTD. AND ORS. SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 [V.N. KHARE, CJ. AND S.B. SINHA, J.) Bihar Molasses (Control) Act, I 947: S.22-Rectified spirit manufactured from molasses-Shortfall in production reported by Comptroller and Auditor General-Penal duty C imposed by of natural justice is illegal and void-No opportunity of any kind was afforded to the manufacturers before the demand as regards the penal duty was pressed D against them-Before creating a demand of penal duty or penalty, there was no adjudication by any authority as regards the breach
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