Section 7 in The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
7. Penalties. —
(1) If any person contravenes any order made under section 3,— (a) he shall ... section for contravention of an order in respect of an essential commodity, the court by which such person is convicted shall, in addition
120B , I.P.C., and section 7 of the
Essential Commodities Act, was registered against eight
persons including Tapeshwar Singh, P.P. Sharma, and Ganesh ... police
and two police reports, one under section 7 of the Essential
Commodities Act and the other under various sections
Pareshkumar Jaykarbhai Brahmbhatt vs State Of Gujarat on 15 December, 2017
Author: J.B.Pardiwala
Section 3 in The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
3. Powers to control production, supply, distribution, etc., of essential commodities.—
(1) If the Central Government ... expedient so to do for maintaining or increasing supplies of any essential commodity or for securing their equitable distribution and availability at fair prices
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 ( 37 of 1954 ); (e) the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 ( 10 of 1955 ); (f) the [Untouchability (Offences
Section 6A in The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
6A. Confiscation of essential commodity.—
(1) Where any essential commodity is seized in pursuance of an order ... Collector of the district or the Presidency town in which such essential commodity is seized and whether or not a prosecution is instituted
made by the
Central Government under s. 3 of the Essential Commodities
Act, was prosecuted under the Prevention of Food
Adulteration Act . 1954, for selling ... ordinance called the, Essential
Corn modifies Ordinance, 1 of 1955 had been promulgated on
the expiry of the Essential Commodities (Temporary Powers
repugnant to Section 3(2)(c)
of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and
Clause 3 of the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966
[hereinafter referred ... definition of
“essential commodity” extends to any other class of
commodity which the Central Government may
declare to be an essential commodity for the purpose
interests
of the public, namely, to secure the supply of a commodity
essential to the community and to prevent serious unemploy-
ment amongst a section ... companies equally guilty of mismanagement prejudicially
affecting the production of an essential commodity and
causing serious unemployment amongst, certain section of the
community does
Section 2 in The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
2. Definitions.—
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (ia) “Collector” includes an Additional Collector
