intoxicating liquor

Supreme Court Roundup October 2024
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This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Section 6A of Citizenship Act; Intoxicating Liquor; Byju’s Insolvency case; Delhi Education Rules; Brij Bihari Prasad murder case; Pune Triple Murder case; RG Kar Rape and Murder Case; and more. It also covers Top stories; Never reported Judgments; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in October.

Industrial alcohol
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Nagarathna, J., was of the view that Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, did not require overruling and it continues to be good law in the context of what is comprised in the expression “industrial alcohol” and “intoxicating liquors”.

States power to regulate intoxicating liquor
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This majority decision overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.

States power to tax Industrial Alcohol
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This majority decision further overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.