https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283593 The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 permits control orders, confiscation and prosecution for essential commodities, and Sections 6-A and 6-E confer only limited powers to deal with seized goods in public interest during confiscation proceedings. A High Court should not direct release of seized commodities while the statutory confiscation mechanism and the appeal remedy under Section 6-C remain available, particularly without proper consideration of ownership, the statutory scheme, and public interest. On that basis, directions releasing the seized wheat were held unsustainable and were set aside. en-us Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 14:49:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283593 The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 permits control orders, confiscation and prosecution for essential commodities, and Sections 6-A and 6-E confer only limited powers to deal with seized goods in public interest during confiscation proceedings. A High Court should not direct release of seized commodities while the statutory confiscation mechanism and the appeal remedy under Section 6-C remain available, particularly without proper consideration of ownership, the statutory scheme, and public interest. On that basis, directions releasing the seized wheat were held unsustainable and were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283593