https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165291 The controversy over the validity of the impugned excise notifications and rules was treated as academic because the Central rules for Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs were amended to prohibit manufacture and sale of preparations containing more than 12% alcohol, and the respondents admitted they were no longer manufacturing products covered by the notifications. The Court also noted that related constitutional questions on legislative competence, occupied field, and excise control over medicinal preparations were pending before a Constitution Bench. It therefore refrained from expressing a final view on the merits and brought the appeals to an end without a conclusive determination, while preserving limited protection against prosecution for acts done while the High Court decision remained operative. en-us Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165291 The controversy over the validity of the impugned excise notifications and rules was treated as academic because the Central rules for Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs were amended to prohibit manufacture and sale of preparations containing more than 12% alcohol, and the respondents admitted they were no longer manufacturing products covered by the notifications. The Court also noted that related constitutional questions on legislative competence, occupied field, and excise control over medicinal preparations were pending before a Constitution Bench. It therefore refrained from expressing a final view on the merits and brought the appeals to an end without a conclusive determination, while preserving limited protection against prosecution for acts done while the High Court decision remained operative. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165291