https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169411 The Court held that an executive opinion formed under Rule 114(2) is reviewable only to test whether it was made in good faith on relevant material and with a rational basis; the Government's satisfaction was upheld because reports on mechanisation, unemployment, price rise and labour unrest supported it. It further held that limiting the notification to three districts was based on real differences and had a reasonable nexus with equitable distribution and fair prices for husks, so Article 14 was not violated. The measure was also within the enabling power under the Defence of India Act and amounted to a permissible restriction in the public interest, so the challenge under Article 301 failed. en-us Wed, 18 Sep 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 17:28:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169411 The Court held that an executive opinion formed under Rule 114(2) is reviewable only to test whether it was made in good faith on relevant material and with a rational basis; the Government's satisfaction was upheld because reports on mechanisation, unemployment, price rise and labour unrest supported it. It further held that limiting the notification to three districts was based on real differences and had a reasonable nexus with equitable distribution and fair prices for husks, so Article 14 was not violated. The measure was also within the enabling power under the Defence of India Act and amounted to a permissible restriction in the public interest, so the challenge under Article 301 failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Sep 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169411