https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277252 Pre-Constitution laws rendered void only to the extent of inconsistency with fundamental rights remain dormant rather than being obliterated. Following the First Amendment, the expansion of Article 19(6) to permit State monopoly removed the inconsistency with the freedom to carry on business under Article 19(1)(g), enabling the law to operate against citizens and non-citizens. The Fourth Amendment's revised Article 31 acquisition requirement also removed the asserted property-rights objection where writ petitions were filed after that amendment took effect. The constitutional challenges therefore failed, while the pre-Constitution objection under the Government of India Act was not entertained. en-us Thu, 29 Sep 1955 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:17:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277252 Pre-Constitution laws rendered void only to the extent of inconsistency with fundamental rights remain dormant rather than being obliterated. Following the First Amendment, the expansion of Article 19(6) to permit State monopoly removed the inconsistency with the freedom to carry on business under Article 19(1)(g), enabling the law to operate against citizens and non-citizens. The Fourth Amendment's revised Article 31 acquisition requirement also removed the asserted property-rights objection where writ petitions were filed after that amendment took effect. The constitutional challenges therefore failed, while the pre-Constitution objection under the Government of India Act was not entertained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 29 Sep 1955 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277252