Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 233 · Decided 7 November 1974
The State of Kerala ETC. Etc, v. K. P. Govindan Tapioca Exporter ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 233 · [1975] 2 S.C.R. 635
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 729/1972
- Decided
- 7 November 1974
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW, N.L. UNTWALIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
THE STATE OF KERALA ETC. ETC, v. K. P. GOVINDAN TAPIOCA EXPORTER ETC. ETC. November 7, 1974 [A. N. RAv, C.J., K. K. MATHEW, N. L. UNTWALIA JJ.] Essential Commodities Act 1955-The Kera/a Tapioca Manufacture and Export (Control) Order 1966-Administrative surcharged levied under a scheme formulated State Government under the Essential CQmmodities Act 1955. Even before the promulgation of that order the State Government levied an administrative surcharge under a scheme formulated· by it. The respondents' plea that the levy of administrative surcharge was ultra vfres the State
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