PART I : SUPREME COURT ON ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES
TABLE OF CASES X
ADDENDA 1
TOPIC AND STATUTE GUIDE 4
Generally 9
Andhra Pradesh Rice and Paddy (Restriction of Movement) Order, 1965 39
Andhra Pradesh Sugar Dealers Licensing Order, 1962 40
Assam Foodgrains Control Order, 1947 40
Assam Foodgrains (Licensing and Control) Order, 1961 40
Bihar Edible Oil Wholesale Dealers' Licensing Order, 1966 41
Bihar Essential Articles (Display of Prices and Stocks) Orders, 1977 41
Bihar Essential Commodities (Other Than Foodgrains) Prices and
Stocks (Display and Control) Order, 1967 41
Bihar Foodgrains Dealer's Licensing Order, 1956 42
Bihar Foodgrains Licensing Order, 1963 42
Bihar Foodgrains (Movement Control) Order, 1957 42
Bihar Sugar Factories Control Act, 1937 43
Bombay Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) and the Essential
Commodities and Cattle (Control) (Enhancement of Penalties)
Act, 1947 43
Bombay Forward Contracts Control Act, 1947 43
Buldana District Juar (Price Control) Order, 1965 43
C.P. and Berar Foodgrains (Export Restriction) Order, 1943 43
Cement Control Order, 1961 43
Colliery Control Order, 1945 43
Contract Act, 1872 43
Cotton Control Order, 1950 43
Cotton Options (Forward Contracts and Prohibition) Order, 1943 44
Cotton Textile (Control of Movement) Order, 1948 44
Defence of India Act, 1939 48
East Punjab Control of Bricks Supplies Act, 1949 48
East Punjab Cotton (Cloth and Yarn Regulation of Movement)
Order, 1947 48
East Punjab Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1947 48
Edible Oil, Edible Oil Seeds and Oilcakes (Declaration
of Stocks) Order, 1976 49
Essential Commodities Act, 1955 49
Essential Goods (Declaration and Regulation of Tax on Sale or
Purchase) Act, 1952 76
Essential Services Maintenance Ordinance, 1960 76
Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) Act, 1946 76
Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) Ordinance, 1946 82
Fruit Products Order, 1955 82
Gur Movement (Control) Order, 1963 84
Haryana Rice Bran (Distribution and Price) Control Order, 1967 85
Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 85
Inter State Wheat and Wheat Product (Movement) Control Order, 1964 85
Iron and Steel (Control) Order, 1956 85
Iron and Steel (Control) Order, 1958 86
Iron and Steel (Control of Production and Distribution) Order, 1941 86
Iron and Steel (Scrap Control) Order, 1943 87
Karnataka Paddy Procurement (Levy) Order, 1966 87
Karnataka Rice Procurement Levy Order, 1959 87
Karnataka Sugarcane (Regulation of Distribution) (Munirabad)
Order, 1966 87
Kerala Essential Articles Control (Temporary Powers) Act, 1961 87
Kerala Raw Cashewnuts (Procurement and Distribution) Order, 1977 88
Kerala Tapioca Manufacture and Export (Control) Order, 1966 88
Levy Sugar Supply Control Order, 1972 89
M.B. Iron, Steel and Scrap (Production Procurement and
Distribution) Control Order, 1949 90
M.P. Foodgrains Dealers Licensing Order, 1958 90
M.P. Foodstuffs (Civil Supplies Public Distribution) Scheme, 1981 90
M.P. Foodstuffs (Distribution) Control Order, 1960 90
M.P. Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, 1958 91
Madras Essential Articles Control and Requisitioning Temporary
Powers Act, 1949 92
Madras General Sales Tax Act (as applied to Andhra), 1939 92
Maharashtra Foodgrains (Export Control) Order, 1966 93
Maharashtra Juar (Restriction on Purchase and Sale and
Control of Movement) Order, 1964 and Buldana District Juar
(Price Control) Order, 1965 93
Maharashtra Scheduled Articles (Display and Marketing of Prices)
Order, 1966 93
Manipur Foodgrains Dealers Licensing Order, 1958 93
Motor Spirit Rationing Order, 1941 94
Mustard Oil (Price Control) Order, 1977 94
Newsprint Control Order, 1962 94
Non-Ferrous Metal Control Order, 1958 94
Northern Inter-Zonal Maize (Movement Control) Order, 1967 95
Oilseeds (Forward Contract Prohibition) Order, 1943 95
Orissa Automobile Tyres and Tubes Control Order, 1973 95
Prices and Stocks (Display and Control) Order, 1967 95
Punjab Foodgrains Dealers Licensing and Price Control Order, 1978 96
Punjab Paddy (Export Control) Order, 1959 97
Rajasthan Foodgrains Control Order, 1949 97
Rajasthan Trade Articles (Licensing and Control) Order, 1980 97
Rajasthan Wheat (Export Control) Order, 1981 98
Rice (Southern Zone) Movement Control Order, 1957 99
Saurashtra Groundnut and Products (Forward Contracts Prohibition)
Order, 1949 99
Southern States (Regulation of Export of Rice) Order, 1964 99
Spices (Forward Contracts Prohibition) Order, 1944 99
Sugar and Sugar Products Control Order, 1947 99
Sugar Control Order, 1955 99
Sugar Control Order, 1966 100
Sugar (Futures & Options) Prohibition Order, 1949 101
Sugarcane Control Order, 1955 102
Travancore Cochin Public Safety Measures Act, 1950 102
U.P. Cement Control Order, 1953 103
U.P. Coal Control Order, 1953 103
U.P. Foodgrains (Futures and Options Prohibition) Order, 1945 103
U.P. Foodgrains (Futures and Options Prohibition) Order, 1951 103
U.P. Foodgrains (Procurement and Regulation of Trade) Order, 1978 104
U.P. Rice (Levy) Order, 1965 104
U.P. Sales Tax Act, 1948 104
U.P. Sheera Niyantran Niyamavali, 1974 104
U.P. Sugar Dealers Licensing Order, 1962 105
U.P. Sugarcane Control Order, 1966 105
U.P. Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, 1953 109
U.P. Wheat Procurement (Levy) Order, 1959 111
Vegetable Oil and Oilcakes (Forward Contract Prohibition) Order, 1950 111
Vegetable Oil Products Control Order 111
Woollen Yarn (Production and Distribution) Control Order, 1960 111
PART II : ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955
Short title and extent 3
Definitions 3
Powers to control production, supply, distribution, etc., of
essential commodities 5
Imposition of duties on State Governments etc. 10
Delegation of powers 11
Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactments 11
Confiscation of essential commodity 11
Issue of show-cause notice before confiscation of essential commodity 14
Appeal 14
Award of confiscation not to interfere with other punishments 16
Bar of jurisdiction in certain cases 16
Penalties 16
Attempts and abetment 17
False statements 18
Offences by companies 18
Offences to be cognizable and bailable 18
Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of
companies convicted under the Act 19
Presumption of culpable mental state 19
Cognizance of offences 19
Special provision regarding fine 19
Constitution of Special Courts 19
Offences triable by Special Courts 20
Appeal and revision 21
Application of Code to proceedings before a Special Court 22
Grant of injunction, etc. by civil courts 22
Presumption as to orders 22
Burden of proof in certain cases 22
Protection of action taken under Act 22
Prosecution of public servants 22
Repeals and savings 22
ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1981 (EXTRACT)
Short title, commencement and duration 24
Act 10 of 1955 to have effect subject to certain special provisions
for a temporary period 24
PREVENTION OF BLACK MARKETING AND MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1980
Short title, extent and commencement 25
Definitions 26
Power to make orders detaining certain persons 26
Execution of detention orders 27
Power to regulate place and conditions of detention 27
Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds 27
Powers in relation to absconding persons 28
Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to person affected
by the order 28
Constitution of Advisory Boards 29
Reference to Advisory Boards 29
Procedure of Advisory Boards 29
Action upon the report of Advisory Board 30
Maximum period of detention 30
Revocation of detention orders 30
Temporary release of persons detained 31
Protection of action taken in good faith 31
Repeal and saving 31
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