https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=155981 State transport legislation that wholly excludes private bus operators from an otherwise lawful transport business must be justified as a reasonable restriction in the public interest under Article 19(6). Restriction ordinarily means limitation rather than extinction, and a State monopoly cannot be sustained without material showing its necessity. Exclusive State operation may also deprive operators of a protected interest in a commercial undertaking under Article 31(2); compensation is required where the legislation effectively takes that interest. Equality under Article 14 is not violated merely because the State is treated separately in a monopoly scheme, provided the classification is rational and statutory discretion is regulated rather than arbitrary. en-us Wed, 13 Oct 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=155981 State transport legislation that wholly excludes private bus operators from an otherwise lawful transport business must be justified as a reasonable restriction in the public interest under Article 19(6). Restriction ordinarily means limitation rather than extinction, and a State monopoly cannot be sustained without material showing its necessity. Exclusive State operation may also deprive operators of a protected interest in a commercial undertaking under Article 31(2); compensation is required where the legislation effectively takes that interest. Equality under Article 14 is not violated merely because the State is treated separately in a monopoly scheme, provided the classification is rational and statutory discretion is regulated rather than arbitrary. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Oct 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=155981