Hindustan Steel Ltd vs State Of Orissa on 4 August, 1969
Further, the law is well settled that penalty will not be imposed merely because it is lawful to do so. Reliance in this regard is plakhed on the judgment of Honble Apex Court in the case of Hindustan Steel Ltd. v. State of Orissa (supra), where it has been held at p 26 (headnotes) as under :