black-marketing of and
profiteering in essential commodities, the Central Government
enacted the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act,
1981 , which came into force ... Act and Section 6 of the General
Clauses Act 1897 would apply upon such cesser of operation
of the Act. In other words, the Act
offence punishable under S. 3 read with S. 7 of the Essential Commodities Act (shortly called 'the Act') ?
2. In Criminal Revision Petition ... indictment leading to an offence under S. 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, and therefore the stoppage of proceedings that had not yet culminated
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 ... Order, 1983 read along with Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The charge-sheet was placed by the police
conviction passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Special Court for Essential Commodities Act cases, Pudukottai ... Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance of 1974, which was published in the Central Gazette, dated 22-6-1974, which was then replaced by the Essential Commodities
Provisions) Act, 1981 (Act No. 18 of 1981) with a view to make special provision by way of amendment to the Essential Commodities Act ... essential commodities and with the evil of vicious inflationary prices or any matter connected therewith or incidental thereto. Section 12 of the Essential Commodities Act
black-marketing of and
profiteering in essential commodities, the Central Government
enacted the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act,
1981 , which came into force ... Act and Section 6 of the General
Clauses Act 1897 would apply upon such cesser of operation
of the Act. In other words, the Act
offence punishable under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act. The appellants-accused were sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and ordered ... whether mens rea is essential ingredients in the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. It would be beneficial to reproduce
contravention was punishable under Section 7(1)(a)(i) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 ('the Act' for short), with imprisonment ... said Act, the Act of 1981, and the Order as well as the Code are as under :-
" The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 .
Section
Whether a Special Court, constituted under S. 12-A of the Essential Commodities Act, as amended in the year 1981, is empowered to exercise powers ... supply of the Essential Commodities and was similar to the earlier pre-constitution law viz., the Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) Act, 1946. The Amending Act
started under Section 7(1)(a)(ii) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) for violation of para ... does not deal with any case punishable under the Essential Commodities Act .
5. The short question that arises for decision in this revision is whether
