https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192659 Regulation of sugarcane payment under the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1955 was treated as falling within the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 because sugarcane was regarded as a food-crop and the statutory power extended to control of production, supply, distribution, price, and the time for payment. The note also explains that a pre-Constitution Bihar law did not prevail against the later control order to the extent of inconsistency, as Article 372 did not preserve it from competent alteration. It further states that a complaint alleging an offence punishable with imprisonment up to three years disclosed a cognizable offence, making police investigation permissible and rendering the objection on cognizance premature. en-us Fri, 25 Jul 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 17:44:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192659 Regulation of sugarcane payment under the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1955 was treated as falling within the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 because sugarcane was regarded as a food-crop and the statutory power extended to control of production, supply, distribution, price, and the time for payment. The note also explains that a pre-Constitution Bihar law did not prevail against the later control order to the extent of inconsistency, as Article 372 did not preserve it from competent alteration. It further states that a complaint alleging an offence punishable with imprisonment up to three years disclosed a cognizable offence, making police investigation permissible and rendering the objection on cognizance premature. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Jul 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192659