Section 2 is the interpretation clause. Clause (5) of section 2 defines "local area". Section 3 is the charging section. It authorises ... deal with their merits.
By Act 38 of 1984, the schedule to the Act was amended. By section 6 of the amending Act
Sugarcane Cess Act, 1953 (hereinafter referred to as the Hyderabad Act ). Under Section 119 of the States Reorganisation Act, the Hyderabad Act continued ... commerce in, any essential commodity.
(20) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, the Central Government promulgated
Commodities Act, 1955 (Central Act) it is invalid as no assent has been received to the Amending Act from the President of India.
6 ... President for the Amending Act 17/80, the provisions of the Act to that extent being repugnant to the Essential Commodities Act cannot prevail
repealed enactments is preserved by Section 154 of the new Act which is the saving section.
6. The main ground on which it was contended ... Act.
8. We should mention here that it is not controverted that the repealed Hyderabad Act, the Bombay Act and the Mysore Act did contain
Deputy Commissioner issued show-cause notices Under Section 6-B of the Essential Commodities Act 1955 to the drivers who were transporting the rice ... Government by a notification for the purpose of Section 6-C of the Essential Commodities Act is not an inferior criminal court subject
District and Sessions Judge, North Kanara, Karwar, Under Section 6-C of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (to be hereinafter referred ... abundantly clear that Sections 6-A , 6-C and 6-D of the Act deal with confiscation of the Commodities.
In regard to prosecutions
April, 1970 [vide sub-section (2) of section 1 of the said Amending Act ] replaced the earlier section 6 with a new section providing ... under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 5 ."
18. Section 2(t) and section 6 of the KST Act are challenged
section 3 r/w. S. 7 of the Act. Both the indictments were in regard to offences punishable under section 7 of the Essential Commodities ... section (1) is again convicted of an offence under that sub-section for contravention of an order in respect of an essential commodity, the Court
offence under Section 3 read with Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, read with the violation of the Karnataka Cattle Fodder (Regulation of Export ... Sections 4 and 7 of the Karnataka Cement Control Order, 1983 read along with Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The charge
Act.
24. Section 78 of the new Act speaks about repeal
and savings. Sub-Section (2) of Section 78 repeals
several enactments including ... Act (1922) and the Income Tax Act , (1961). Section 297
(1) of the 1961 Act had expressly repealed the 1922 Act.
Clause (2) of section
