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.

• P.P. Enterprises Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Others Etc.
  1982 INSC 3816 March 1982Dismissed
• Sat Pal Gupta & Anr. v. State of Haryana & Anr.
  1982 INSC 155 February 1982Dismissed
• Bishambhar Dayal Chandra Mohan and Others Etc. Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  1981 INSC 1895 November 1981Dismissed
• Madhya Pradesh Ration Vikreta Sangh Society & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
  1981 INSC 17122 September 1981Dismissed
• State of Karnataka v. Krishna Bhima Walvakar & Anr.
  1981 INSC 1127 May 1981Appeal(s) allowed
• Laxmi Khandsari Etc. Etc. v. State of U.P. & Ors.
  1981 INSC 579 March 1981Dismissed
• K. Janardhan Pillai & Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc. Etc.
  1981 INSC 1723 January 1981Allowed
• Janki Sugar Mills & Co. v. Commissioner of Meerut Division, Meerut
  1978 INSC 26014 December 1978Dismissed
• Maharaja Book Depot v. State of Gujarat
  1978 INSC 21424 October 1978Dismissed
• Atlas Cycle Industries Ltd. and Ors. v. State of Haryana
  1978 INSC 1954 October 1978Dismissed
• Prag Ice & Oil Mills & Anr. Etc v. Union of India
  1978 INSC 4221 February 1978Dismissed
• Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
  1978 INSC 1625 January 1978Disposed of
• Vishnu Agencies (Pvt.) Ltd. Etc. v. Commercial Tax Officer & Ors. Etc.
  1977 INSC 23916 December 1977Dismissed
• Thakur Das (Dead) by L. Rs v. State of Madhya Pradesh
  1977 INSC 20214 October 1977Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Maharashtra v. Hans Raj Depar Etc.
  1977 INSC 6925 February 1977Dismissed
• State of Andhra Pradesh v. Bathu Prakasa Rao
  1976 INSC 1487 May 1976Appeal(s) allowed
• Sri Vijaylakshmi Rice Mills, New Contractors Company, Etc v. State of Andhra Pradesh
  1976 INSC 6422 March 1976Dismissed
• Dhanyalakshmi Rice Mills Etc. v. The Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Another
  1976 INSC 2816 February 1976Dismissed
• India Sugars & Refineries Ltd. v. Amravathi Service Co-Operative Society Ltd.
  1975 INSC 28219 November 1975Dismissed
• State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. v. Potta Sanyasi Rao & Ors.
  1975 INSC 17926 August 1975Appeal(s) allowed
• The State of Kerala Etc. Etc, v. K. P. Govindan Tapioca Exporter Etc. Etc.
  1974 INSC 2337 November 1974Dismissed
• Saraswati Industrial Syndicate Ltd. Etc. v. Union of India
  1974 INSC 16330 August 1974Dismissed
• State of Punjab and Anr. v. Khan Chand
  1973 INSC 24517 December 1973Dismissed
• Shree Meenakshi Mills Ltd. v. Union of India
  1973 INSC 21526 November 1973Dismissed
• Bennet Coleman & Co. & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  1972 INSC 26830 October 1972Allowed
• M/S. Bharat Barrel & Drum Mfg. Co. v. L. K. Bose & Ors.
  1966 INSC 2035 October 1966Dismissed
• Corporation of Calcuta and Another v. Liberty Cinema
  1964 INSC 28614 December 1964Appeal(s) allowed
• Hamdard Dwakhana (Wakf), Delhi & Anr. v. Union of India and Others
  1964 INSC 26123 November 1964Dismissed
• Pravin Chandra Mody v. State of Andhra Pradesh
  1964 INSC 18815 September 1964Dismissed
• Manipur Administration v. M. Nila Chandra Singh
  1963 INSC 23529 November 1963Dismissed
• Dr. Indramani Pyarelal Gupta v. W.R. Nathu and Others.
  1962 INSC 13711 April 1962Dismissed
• Narendra Kumar and Others v. The Union of India and Others
  1959 INSC 1563 December 1959Partly allowed
• The State of Bihar v. Hiralal Kejriwal and Another
  1959 INSC 11414 September 1959Dismissed
• The Lord Krishna Sugar Mills Ltd., and Another v. The Union of India and Another
  1959 INSC 636 May 1959Dismissed
• M/S. Diwan Sugar & General Mills (Private) Ltd. and Others v. The Union of India
  1959 INSC 823 January 1959Dismissed