Essential Commodities Archives

Ration Card cannot be considered as address proof; Issued exclusively for obtaining essential commodities from shops: Delhi High Court

“The term “Ration Card” is defined under Section 2(16) of National Food Security Act, 2013 as a document issued under an order or authority of the State Government for the purchase of essential commodities from the fair price shops under the Targeted Public Distribution System.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Unexplainable delay in considering detenu’s representation is fatal to continued detention; Bombay High Court quashes preventive detention order

Bombay High Court: In a preventive detention case, the Division Bench of A.S. Gadkari and Milind N. Jadhav, JJ., held that any

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Amendment to R. 13 of Karnataka Essential Commodities PDS (Control) Order, 2016 challenged; State Government to consider without reference to the ‘age’ and ‘pass in SSLC’ as one time measure

Karnataka High Court: P. S. Dinesh Kumar, J., disposed of the petitions and upheld the State Government’s power and prerogative to impose

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Three bills aimed at transformation of agriculture and raising farmers’ income introduced in Lok Sabha

Three bills aimed at the transformation of agriculture in the country and raising farmers’ income were introduced in Lok Sabha to replace

Case Briefs High Courts

COVID-19 | Cal HC | Interim directions issued for Andaman & Nicobar Islands administration to contain — spread of Coronavirus in the islands; “whether it be the executive, judiciary or civil society, have to work hand in hand to avert any further disaster”

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and Dipankar Datta, J. issued interim directions for the administration of Andaman

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Centre to intervene & ensure removal of blockades erected by State of Karnataka for urgent medical treatment — to save human lives

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Shaji P. Chaly, JJ. while addressing the urgent matter with regard to

Legislation Updates Notifications

Coronavirus | Govt brings masks and hand sanitizers under the Essential Commodities Act

In view the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 (Corona Virus) and concern of the logistics for COVID-19 management particularly during the last couple