https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173935 Rice bran was held to be a foodstuff within the ordinary and natural meaning of Section 2(a)(v) of the Essential Commodities Act, because the expression covers food for living beings generally and is not limited to human consumption. As rice bran is commonly used as poultry feed and cattle feed, excluding it would be inconsistent with the statutory scheme, especially where cattle fodder is expressly treated as an essential commodity. On that construction, rice bran falls within the Act and may be regulated under Section 3; the control order governing its sale or supply was therefore valid. en-us Fri, 05 Feb 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:10:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173935 Rice bran was held to be a foodstuff within the ordinary and natural meaning of Section 2(a)(v) of the Essential Commodities Act, because the expression covers food for living beings generally and is not limited to human consumption. As rice bran is commonly used as poultry feed and cattle feed, excluding it would be inconsistent with the statutory scheme, especially where cattle fodder is expressly treated as an essential commodity. On that construction, rice bran falls within the Act and may be regulated under Section 3; the control order governing its sale or supply was therefore valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 05 Feb 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173935