https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165295 Later Central legislation on punishment for contravention of orders under the Essential Supplies Act was treated as further legislation on the same subject and, by occupying the field, displaced the Bombay Act's enhanced penalty scheme in Bombay despite that Act's prior assent. The Court applied the repugnancy principle: where Parliament enacts a comprehensive later code prescribing graded punishments for the same offence, the earlier State law cannot continue to operate to the extent of inconsistency. The separate challenge based on exclusive Provincial List competence was not entertained because it was outside the certified question. The conviction before the Magistrate therefore remained within jurisdiction and the appeal failed. en-us Fri, 08 Oct 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165295 Later Central legislation on punishment for contravention of orders under the Essential Supplies Act was treated as further legislation on the same subject and, by occupying the field, displaced the Bombay Act's enhanced penalty scheme in Bombay despite that Act's prior assent. The Court applied the repugnancy principle: where Parliament enacts a comprehensive later code prescribing graded punishments for the same offence, the earlier State law cannot continue to operate to the extent of inconsistency. The separate challenge based on exclusive Provincial List competence was not entertained because it was outside the certified question. The conviction before the Magistrate therefore remained within jurisdiction and the appeal failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 08 Oct 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165295