Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 904 · Decided 20 August 1996
Tapan Kumar Sadhukhan v. Food Corporation of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 904 · [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 775
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10685/1996
- Decided
- 20 August 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, N.P. SINGH, S.C. SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 47
Headnote
Food Corporatio11 Act, 1964: Section 13(2)(b). Food Corporation---Fzmctions of-Processi11g of foodgrains-Upgrad­ ing of sub-standard ricr:-Setting up plant fo,-.Being an agency of State, it must co11fon11 to Art. 47 of Constitutio11 to improve public health-Sub-sta11d­ ard rice suitable rice could 11ot be sold as such on mere undertaki11g by dealm· that they would upgrade the 1ice before marketi11g the samr:-Corporatio11 itself should preferably set up pla11t to upgrade sub­ standard ric~Alteniatively, concen1ed Ministry in Govenunent of India should evolve
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