Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 24 · Decided 11 January 2005
State of Bihar and ORS. v. Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan (P) LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 24 · [2005] 1 S.C.R. 334
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1543/1999
- Decided
- 11 January 2005
- Bench
- S.N. VARIAVA, AR. LAKSHMANAN, S.H. KAPADIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 245, 246, 254, 301
Headnote
Excise Laws: Bihar Excise Act, 1915(as amended by Act No.6 of 1985): Sections C 2(12a), 5, 13, 19, 38, 39 and 90-1nclusion of 'medicinal and toilet preparations' containing alcohol defined under the Medicinal A ct in definition of word 'intoxicant' in Section 2(12a)-Notification thereunder seeking of fees, use and possession of Ayurvedic medicinal preparation containing alcohol-Validity of-Held: Bihar Act and D Notifications issued valid-Bihar Act covers use and possession of medicinal preparations containing alcohol, relatable to Entry 8 read with Entry 6 of List //-Medicinal Act provides
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