https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168315 Sections 57A and 57B of the Abkari Act were upheld as legislation in pith and substance on intoxicating liquor, a State List subject, with incidental overlap into Central enactments not affecting validity. General presidential assent to the amendment was held sufficient under Article 254(2), without separate assent for each inconsistency. The reverse burden, minimum punishment, bail restriction, and compensation order were also upheld because the scheme addressed a grave public health menace, used permissible statutory presumptions for facts specially within the accused's knowledge, and remained rationally connected to the object. The constitutional challenges under Articles 14, 20(3), and 21 therefore failed. en-us Thu, 17 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168315 Sections 57A and 57B of the Abkari Act were upheld as legislation in pith and substance on intoxicating liquor, a State List subject, with incidental overlap into Central enactments not affecting validity. General presidential assent to the amendment was held sufficient under Article 254(2), without separate assent for each inconsistency. The reverse burden, minimum punishment, bail restriction, and compensation order were also upheld because the scheme addressed a grave public health menace, used permissible statutory presumptions for facts specially within the accused's knowledge, and remained rationally connected to the object. The constitutional challenges under Articles 14, 20(3), and 21 therefore failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 17 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168315