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1 - 4 of 4 (0.21 seconds)Section 7 in The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 [Entire Act]
Avadh Kishore Das vs Ram Gopal And Ors. on 15 December, 1978
The first part of the charge reproduced above relates to non-maintenance of proper accounts required under Clause 6(1) of the Order. Under this clause every dealer other than a retail dealer, whose turnover during the preceding year exceeded one lakh rupees, shall maintain proper accounts of the purchase and sale of essential commodity as set out in the clause. It was not disputed before me that the appellant would be dealer within the meaning of the clause. Before this clause would be attracted and the appellant could be said to have committed breach of the same, it was necessary to show that his turnover during the preceding year exceeded Rs. 1 lac, that evidence is absolutely lacking in the case. Hence, the charge of non-maintenance of accounts and breach of Clause 6 would not be made out against the appellant. I am fortified in my view by decision of this Court in Smt. Hari Kanta Mohanlal v. State of M.P., (1984 MPLJ 531) (Supra) wherein in para 15 of the judgment it has been held that --
The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
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