Commentaries on Essential Commodities Act, 1955

Shri Varshni, a versatile and learned scholar is already well-known for his several standard works on law. In this work he has put in his best effort and produced a well researched, comprehensive and reliable publication. Thorough and detailed commentary, incorporating recent and up-to-date case-law on the Act has been provided.

The book has been re-issued (without Control Orders) with a Supplement of important case-law. The book covers more than 1200 pages with excellent get-up.

ADDENDA
Introduction 1
Preamble 21
Short title and extent 47
Definitions 48

STATE AMENDMENTS
Maharashtra 49, 50
Uttar Pradesh 49
Powers to control production, supply, distribution, etc., of essential commodities 62

STATE AMENDMENTS
Bihar 69
Maharashtra 70
Orissa 71
Uttar Pradesh 71
Imposition of duties on State Governments 122
Delegation of powers 122
Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactments 136
Confiscation of essential commodity 137

STATE AMENDMENTS    
Bihar 139
Maharashtra 141
Uttar Pradesh 141
Issue of show-cause notice before confiscation of essential commodity 171

STATE AMENDMENT 
Uttar Pradesh 172
Appeal 181

STATE AMENDMENTS 
Bihar 182
Maharashtra 182
Uttar Pradesh 182
Award of confiscation not to interfere with other punishments 201
Bar of jurisdiction in certain cases 201
Penalties 207

STATE AMENDMENT    
Uttar Pradesh 209
STATE AMENDMENTS (separate sections)  
Section 7-A-Punjab 262
Section 7-A-Rajasthan 262
Power of Central Government to recover certain amounts as arrears f land revenue 262
Attempts and abetment 264
False statements 283
Offences by companies 283
Offences to be cognizable and bailable 313

STATE AMENDMENT  
Uttar Pradesh 313
Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of companies onvicted under the Act 325
Presumption of culpable mental state 325
Cognizance of offences 331

STATE AMENDMENT 
Uttar Pradesh 331
Special provisions regarding fine [Omitted] 348
Constitution of Special Courts 349
Offences triable by Special Courts 352
Appeal and Revision 378
Application of Code to proceedings before a Special Court 404
Grant of injunction, etc., by civil courts 420
Presumption as to orders 421
Burden of proof in certain cases 425
Protection of action taken under Act 431
Prosecution of public servants 433
Repeal and savings 443

Aluminium (Control) Order, 1970 449
Art Silk Textiles (Production and Distribution) Control Order, 1962 458
Cement (Conservation and Regulation of use) Order 1974, 464
Cement Control (Regulation of Production) Order, 1981 464
Cement (Quality Control) Order, 1962 465
Cinema Carbons (Control) Order, 1961 466
Coconut Husks Control Order, 1973 467
Coir Retting (Licensing) Order, 1968 481
Cold Storage Order, 1964 481
Cold Storage Order, 1980 481
Colliery Control Order, 1945 514
Copper (Prohibition of use in Manufacture of Electrical Cables and Wires) Order, 1970 523
Copper : (Prohibition of use in the Manufacture of PVC and VIR Wires of Domestic Type) Order, 1978 523
Cotton Control Order, 1955 524
Cotton Control Order, 1986 538
Cotton Textiles (Control) Order, 1948 541
Cotton Textiles (Control of Movement) Order, 1948 556
Cotton Textiles (Export Control) Order, 1949 558
Drugs Prices (Display and Control) Order, 1966 558
Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1970 558
Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1979 559
Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1987 595
Dry Batteries for Flash Lights (Quality Control) Order, 1986 626
Dry Batteries for Transistor Radio Receivers (Quality Control) Order, 1986 627
Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 1987 628
Electrical Cables and Wires Control Order, 1970 629
Essential Commodities (Regulation of Production and Distribution for Purposes of Export) Order, 1966 632
Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985 634
Fertiliser (Movement Control) Order, 1973 745
Foodgrains Movement Restrictions (Exemption of Certified Seeds) Order, 1966 749
Foodgrains Movement Restrictions (Exemption to Food Corporation of India) Order, 1966 749
Foodgrains Movement Restrictions (Exemption of Seed) Order, 1970 749
Foodgrains (Prohibition of use in Manufacture of Starch) Order, 1966 749
Fruit Products Order, 1955 751
Furnace Oil (Fixation of Ceiling Prices and Distribution) Order, 1974 793
General Service Electric Lamps (Quality Control) Order, 1986 797
Gram Zone (Movement Control) Order, 1966 798
Gur (Regulation of Use) Order, 1968 798
High Speed Diesel Oil and Light Diesel Oil (Restriction on Use)
Order, 1974 800
Household Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 1976 802
Household Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 1981 802
Imported Cement Control Order, 1978 808
Imported Foodgrains (Prohibition of Unauthorised Sale) Order, 1958 809
Insecticides (Price, Stock Display and Submission of Reports)
Order, 1986 811
Interzonal Wheat and Wheat Products (Movement Control)
Order, 1973 812
Iron and Steel (Control) Order, 1956 813
Jute (Licensing and Control) Order, 1961 830
Jute Textiles (Control) Order, 1956 836
Kerosene (Fixation of Ceiling Prices) Order, 1966 843
Kerosene (Fixation of Ceiling Prices) Order, 1970 843
Kerosene (Restriction on Use and Fixation of Price) Order, 1966 846
Levy Sugar Supply (Control) Order, 1979 848
Light Diesel Oil (Fixation of Ceiling Prices) Order, 1973 849
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Restriction on Use) Order, 1974 852
Lubricating Oils and Greases (Processing, Supply and
Distribution Regulation) Order, 1987 852
Meat Food Products Order, 1973 863
Mild Steel Tubes (Excluding Seamless Tubes and Tubes According
to API Specifications) (Quality Control) Order, 1978 881
Newsprint Control Order, 1962 882
Northern Inter-Zonal Gram (Movement Control) Order, 1967 886
Northern Inter-Zonal Rice (Movement Control) Order, 1967 886
Northern Rice Zone (Movement Control) Order, 1968 886
Oil Pressure Stoves (Quality Control) Order, 1985 886
Oil Pressure Stoves (Quality Control) Order, 1987 887
Paper Control Order, 1979 888
Paper (Conservation and Regulation of Use) Order, 1974 889
Paper (Regulation of Production) Order, 1978 891
Paraffin Wax (Supply, Distribution and Price Fixation) Order, 1972 895
Petroleum Products (Collection of Information) Order, 1966 901
Petroleum Products (Maintenance of Production) Order, 1970 906
Petroleum Products (Regulation of Supply to Retail Outlets)
Order, 1974 908
Petroleum Products (Supply and Distribution) Order, 1972 909
Petroleum (Storage) Order, 1971 914
Pulses, Edible Oilseeds and Edible Oils (Storage Control) Order, 1977 917
Refined Groundnut Oil (Regulation of Refining and Price)
Control Order, 1977 924
Rice (Northern Zone) Movement Control Order, 1958 924
Rice (Prohibition of Use in Wheat Products) Order, 1958 924
Rice and Paddy (Southern Zone) Movement Control Order, 1976 926
Roller Mills Wheat Products (Price Control) Order, 1965 926
Roller Mills Wheat Products (Ex-Mill) Price Control Order, 1969 926
Salt (Price Control) Order, 1977 930
Salt (Reserve Stocks) Order, 1955 930
Seed (Control) Order, 1983 932
Solvent Extracted Oil De-oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control)
Order, 1967 940
Staple Fibre Distribution Order, 1972 972
Sugar (Control) Order, 1966 974
Sugar (Price Control) Order, 1979 981
Sugar (Price Determination for 1986-87 Production) Order, 1986 981
Sugar (Restrictions on Movement) Order, 1970 1011
Sugar (Restrictions on Movement) Order, 1972 1011
Sugar (Restrictions on Movement) Order, 1979 1011
Sugar (Retention and Sale by Recognised Dealers) Order, 1979 1012
Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966 1014
Sugarcane Press-mud (Control) Order, 1959 1029
Synthetic Rubber (Price Control) Order, 1969 1030
Tea (Registration of Dealers and Declaration of Stocks)
Second Order, 1978 1032
Tea (Registration of Dealers and Declaration of Stocks) Order, 1983 1032
Tea (Registration of Dealers and Declaration of Stocks) Order, 1984 1032
Textiles (Control) Order, 1986 1034
Textiles (Production by Handlooms) Control Order, 1956 1044
Textiles (Production by Knitting, Embroidery, Lace Making
and Printing Machines) Control Order, 1963 1048
Textile Machinery (Production and Distribution) Control Order, 1962 1057
Textile (Production by Powerlooms) Control Order, 1956 1061
Tractors (Price Control) Order, 1967 1066
Tractors (Distribution and Sale) Control Order, 1971 1066
Tyres and Tubes (Movement Control) Order, 1974 1071
Vegetable Oil Products Control Order, 1947 1073
Vegetable Oil Product Producers (Regulation of Refined Oil
Manufacture) Order, 1973 1078
West Bengal Husking Machines (Control of Operation) Order, 1966 1080
Wheat (Price Control) Order, 1974 1081
Wheat Roller Flour Mills (Licensing and Control) Order, 1957 1082
Woollen Textiles (Production and Distribution) Control Order, 1962 1090

Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 1097
SUBJECT INDEX 1099