Darshan Lal vs State Of Punjab on 7 November, 1978
35. Yet another argument, advanced in Pritipal Singh Rattan Singh' case (AIR 1966 Puni 4) (FB) (supra) and reiterated before us, that the impugned notification made under S. 3(14) of the Excise Act declaring all spirituous preparations containing more than 20 per cent proof strength of alcohol for the Purposes of the Act was violative of Art. 301 of the Constitution, was repelled by the Bench on the ground that the Excise Act being existing law including S. 3(14) thereof, under which the impugned notification had been issued, was thus saved by Art. 305 of the Constitution from an attack based on Arts. 301 and 303 of the Constitution of India.