https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189527 Contravention of a control order under the Essential Commodities Act was treated as falling under Section 7(1)(a)(ii) because Section 7(1)(a)(i) applies only to defaults involving non-furnishing of information, or maintenance of books, accounts or records under the specified regulatory clauses. The Court also stated that Article 142 cannot be used to reduce a statutory minimum sentence where Parliament has fixed punishment to enforce fair supply and distribution of essential commodities. The conviction and minimum sentence were therefore sustained under the regulatory scheme. en-us Fri, 06 Aug 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:08:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189527 Contravention of a control order under the Essential Commodities Act was treated as falling under Section 7(1)(a)(ii) because Section 7(1)(a)(i) applies only to defaults involving non-furnishing of information, or maintenance of books, accounts or records under the specified regulatory clauses. The Court also stated that Article 142 cannot be used to reduce a statutory minimum sentence where Parliament has fixed punishment to enforce fair supply and distribution of essential commodities. The conviction and minimum sentence were therefore sustained under the regulatory scheme. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Aug 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189527