Essential Commodities Act, 1955

Act No. 10 of 1955 In force from 01-04-1955 Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 29 sections

An Act to provide, in the interest of the general public, for the control of the production, supply and distribution of, and trade and commerce, in certain commodities.

67 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• State of U.P. & Ors v. M/S Lalta Prasad Vaish and Sons
  2024 INSC 81223 October 2024Reference answered in above terms.

  The issues which arise for adjudication in this reference pertain to the scope of the power of the State Legislatures under Entry 8 and the meaning of the phrase “intoxicating liquor”. The question is whether “intoxicating…

• Swami Samarth Sugars and Agro Industries Ltd. v. Loknete Marutrao Ghule Patil Dnyaneshwar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd & Ors.
  2022 INSC 71713 July 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Indian School, Jodhpur & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
  2021 INSC 2813 May 2021Disposed of
• West U.P. Sugar Mills Association & Ors. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2020 INSC 34622 April 2020Reference answered
• The State of Andhra Pradesh v. M/S Linde India Ltd.
  2020 INSC 33413 April 2020Dismissed
• M/S. Oudh Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Union of India & Anr.
  2020 INSC 1427 February 2020Dismissed
• The State of Uttar Pradesh v. Aman Mittal & Anr.
  2019 INSC 10014 September 2019Partly allowed
• Union of India & Anr. Etc. v. Bgp Products Operations Gmbh and Hagene Immermatt Weg. & Anr. Etc.
  2019 INSC 94722 August 2019Matter referred to larger bench
• C.I.T. Bombay v. Tasgaon Taluka S.S.K. Ltd.
  2019 INSC 3095 March 2019Disposed of
• M/S. Rdb Textiles Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax, Kolkata-Iv Commissionerate
  2018 INSC 13713 February 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India & Ors. v. M/S. Cipla Ltd. & Anr.
  2016 INSC 98121 October 2016Disposed of
• Essar Steel Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2016 INSC 32519 April 2016Dismissed
• Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India and Others ,
  2013 INSC 70922 October 2013Disposed of
• Union of India and Another v. M/S. Swiss Garnier Life Sciences & Ors.
  2013 INSC 4394 July 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Narsinghpur v. M/S. Shiv Shakti Khansari Udyog and Others
  2012 INSC 36430 August 2012Dismissed
• State of Bihar & Anr. v. Arvind Kumar & Anr.
  2012 INSC 29823 July 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Sunil Kumar v. State of Haryana
  2012 INSC 15027 March 2012Dismissed
• Ravichandran v. State by Dy. Superin. of Police, Madras
  2010 INSC 16925 March 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) v. D. A. M. Prabhu and Anr.
  2009 INSC 14311 February 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• Collector of Ganjam and Anr. v. Ramesh Chander Padhi
  2009 INSC 1146 February 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S Precious Oil Corporation and Ors v. State of Assam
  2009 INSC 1025 February 2009Dismissed
• M/S. Ipour Gkc & Rkc & Sons & Anr. v. State Rep. by Station House Officer Pondicherry & Ors.
  2008 INSC 98828 August 2008Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India v. M/S. Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. and Others
  2008 INSC 64012 May 2008Dismissed
• Mahalakshmi Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2008 INSC 43031 March 2008Disposed of
• State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Bhaurao Punjabrao Gawande
  2008 INSC 2893 March 2008Allowed
• Food Corporation of India & Anr. v. M/S Seil Ltd. & Ors.
  2008 INSC 5011 January 2008Dismissed
• The Empire Jute Co. Ltd. & Ors. v. The Jute Corporation of India Ltd. and Anr.
  2007 INSC 107412 October 2007Partly allowed
• M/S. Dhampur Sugar (Kashipur) Ltd. v. State of Uttaranchal and Ors.
  2007 INSC 96321 September 2007Dismissed
• Kailash Prasad Yadav and Anr. v. State of Jharkhand and Anr.
  2007 INSC 5132 May 2007Appeal(s) allowed
• The State of West Bengal and Ors. v. M/S Veejay International (India) and Ors.
  2007 INSC 15920 February 2007Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Maharashtra and Ors. v. Lalit Somdatta Nagpal and Anr.
  2007 INSC 12913 February 2007Disposed of
• M/S Ashoka Smokeless Coal Ind. P. Ltd. and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2006 INSC 9431 December 2006Disposed of
• S. Chinnasamy and Anr. v. Seed Inspector, Coimbatore and Anr.
  2006 INSC 68429 September 2006Partly allowed
• Duncan Industries Ltd. and Anr v. Union of India
  2006 INSC 7710 February 2006Dismissed
• Prakash Babu Raghuvanshi v. State of Madhya Pradesh
  2004 INSC 51913 September 2004Leave Granted & Disposed off
• State of A.P. v. Farmers Service Coop. Society and Ors.
  2004 INSC 45016 August 2004Leave Granted & Allowed
• State of Punjab v. Kasturi Lal and Ors.
  2004 INSC 40528 July 2004Leave Granted & Allowed
• U.P. Cooperative Cane Union Federation v. West U.P. Sugar Mill Association and Ors.
  2004 INSC 3325 May 2004Disposed of
• Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti and Ors. v. Pillibhit Pantnagar Beej Ltd. and Anr.
  2003 INSC 67828 November 2003Dismissed
• S. Samuel, M.D., Harrisons Malayalam and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2003 INSC 6096 November 2003Appeal(s) allowed