Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 942 · Decided 1 December 2006
State of Kerala and ORS. v. Unni and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 942 · [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 931
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5300/2006
- Decided
- 1 December 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Abkari Act; Ss. 3(8), 3(12), 5, 56 and 57/Kerala Abkari Shops (Disposal in Auction) Rules, 2002 - r.9(2): Toddy-Permissive quantity of-Alcholic contents-Adulteration- A B c Violation of Rule 9(2) of the Rules-Applicability of Penal provisions under Sections 56 and 57 of the Act-Held: Prohibition to increase its intoxicating power-Though contents of ethyl alochol by way of fermentation could go up to 12% in terms of Excise Mannual but in terms of D the Rules if it exceeds 8. 1% would attract penal provisions under ss. 56 and 57 of the Act-State imposing a condition, violation of which
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