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.

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

• S. Samuel, M.D., Harrisons Malayalam and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2003 INSC 6096 November 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• The Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise, Jamshedpur
  2002 INSC 43824 October 2002Appeal(s) allowed
• Nagrik Upbhokta M. Manch v. Union of India and Ors.
  2002 INSC 2552 May 2002Appeal(s) allowed
• Saurashtra Oil Mills Association, Gujarat v. State of Gujarat and Anr.
  2002 INSC 8919 February 2002Dismissed
• State of Tamil Nadu v. Paramasiva Pandian
  2001 INSC 53830 October 2001Leave Granted & Dismissed
• M/S. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. v. Commercial Tax Officer, Cuddalore and Anr.
  2001 INSC 45119 September 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District v. Rudolph Fernandes
  2000 INSC 11229 February 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• The Belsund Sugar Co. Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. The State of Bihar and Ors. Etc.
  1999 INSC 31510 August 1999Disposed of
• Sh. Vijay Kumar and Ors. v. Union of India Ors.
  1998 INSC 20629 April 1998Dismissed
• Nlrmal Kanti Roy Etc. v. State of West Bengal Etc.
  1998 INSC 19523 April 1998Dismissed
• M/S. Bejgam Veeranna Venkata Narasimloo Etc. v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors.
  1997 INSC 31521 March 1997Appeal(s) allowed
• Coal India Ltd. and Anr. v. M/S. Continental Transport and Construction Corporation and Ors. Etc.
  1997 INSC 28918 March 1997Leave Granted & Dismissed
• Sh. Malaprabha Co-Op., Sugar Factory Ltd. v. Union of India
  1997 INSC 7028 January 1997Leave granted
• Food Corporation of India v. State of Kerala
  1997 INSC 7328 January 1997Dismissed
• State of Madhya Pradesh v. Jaora Sugar Mills Ltd. and Ors. Etc.
  1996 INSC 117710 October 1996Appeal(s) allowed
• Nagammai Cotton Mills Etc. v. Assti. Director, Regional Office of the Textiles Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles Etc.
  1996 INSC 44525 March 1996Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Tamil Nadu v. Kothari Sugars and Chemicals Ltd .
  1996 INSC 2068 February 1996Dismissed
• Food Corporation of India v. V.K. Sukumaran Etc. Etc.
  1995 INSC 78223 November 1995Dismissed
• N. Nagendra Rao and Co. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
  1994 INSC 3606 September 1994Appeal(s) allowed
• Raghu Seeds and Farms and Others Etc. v. The Union of India and Ors. Etc.
  1993 INSC 35128 October 1993Petitions dismissed.
• Shri Malaprabha Co-Op. Sugar Factory Ltd. v. Union of India and Anr.
  1993 INSC 30422 September 1993Disposed of
• State of West Bengal v. Falguni Dutta and Another
  1993 INSC 1825 May 1993Partly allowed
• G.T.N Textiles Ltd. and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Assistant Directors, R.O.T. Commr. and Ors. Etc. Etc.
  1993 INSC 9817 March 1993Dismissed
• Balakrishna Pillai, Chief Inspector of Drugs Intelligence Squad, Trivandrum and Another v. Matha Medicals and Others
  1991 INSC 715 January 1991Partly allowed
• H.S.S.K. Niyami and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr.
  1990 INSC 24221 August 1990Dismissed
• State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors. v. Rameshwar Rathod
  1990 INSC 19610 July 1990Dismissed
• Shambhu Dayal Agarwala v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
  1990 INSC 1853 May 1990Dismissed
• Shri Sitaram Sugar Company Limited & Anr. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors.
  1990 INSC 8213 March 1990Dismissed
• Sham Sundar & Ors. v. State of Haryana
  1989 INSC 24821 August 1989Partly allowed
• State of Madhya Pradesh v. Narayan Singh & Ors.
  1989 INSC 21125 July 1989Appeal(s) allowed
• District Collector Chittoor & Ors. v. Chittoor District Groundnut Traders Association & Ors. Etc. Etc.
  1989 INSC 2218 January 1989Dismissed
• Jiyajeerao Cotton Mills Limited and Another v. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board and Others
  1988 INSC 27312 September 1988Dismissed
• Gupta Sugar Works v. State of U.P. & Ors.
  1987 INSC 28926 October 1987Dismissed
• Union of India & Anr. v. Cynamide India Lid. & Anr.
  1987 INSC 10010 April 1987Appeal(s) allowed
• Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.
  1986 INSC 264 March 1986Appeal(s) allowed
• Ramanathan v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
  1985 INSC 3927 February 1985Dismissed
• Rathi Khandsari Udyog Etc. v. State of U.P. and Ors. Etc.
  1985 INSC 3322 February 1985Dismissed
• State of Punjab v. Nohar Chand
  1984 INSC 11217 May 1984Appeal(s) allowed
• Welcome Hotel and Others v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Others
  1983 INSC 10022 August 1983Dismissed
• Hoechst Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Another Etc. v. State of Bihar and Others
  1983 INSC 616 May 1983Dismissed