https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166959 Section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947, read with clause 6(h) of the Exports Control Order, 1958, was interpreted as wide enough to permit canalisation of manganese ore exports through selected agencies, including the State Trading Corporation. The export policy and notifications were treated as regulatory measures aimed at orderly export, foreign exchange earnings, regular supply, and quality control, so the preference given to established exporters and the State Trading Corporation was upheld as a rational classification and not an unconstitutional monopoly. A dissenting view considered the scheme effectively monopolistic and lacking fair safeguards for miners. en-us Tue, 16 Apr 1963 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Nov 2014 14:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166959 Section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947, read with clause 6(h) of the Exports Control Order, 1958, was interpreted as wide enough to permit canalisation of manganese ore exports through selected agencies, including the State Trading Corporation. The export policy and notifications were treated as regulatory measures aimed at orderly export, foreign exchange earnings, regular supply, and quality control, so the preference given to established exporters and the State Trading Corporation was upheld as a rational classification and not an unconstitutional monopoly. A dissenting view considered the scheme effectively monopolistic and lacking fair safeguards for miners. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 16 Apr 1963 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166959