https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286178 Reservation of specified textile articles exclusively for handlooms was upheld as a constitutionally valid measure to protect a vulnerable cottage industry and its rural employment base. The classification between handlooms and powerlooms was treated as real and substantial, and the restriction was held reasonable under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) because public interest and the Directive Principles supported protection of weaker economic sections. The handloom statute was also found to operate in a distinct field from the Cotton Textile control framework, so no repugnancy or statutory override arose. The consultation and review mechanism under the Act and Rules was held adequate, as the relevant sectors had been considered through committees, field visits, and representations. en-us Fri, 05 Feb 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Feb 2020 09:32:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286178 Reservation of specified textile articles exclusively for handlooms was upheld as a constitutionally valid measure to protect a vulnerable cottage industry and its rural employment base. The classification between handlooms and powerlooms was treated as real and substantial, and the restriction was held reasonable under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) because public interest and the Directive Principles supported protection of weaker economic sections. The handloom statute was also found to operate in a distinct field from the Cotton Textile control framework, so no repugnancy or statutory override arose. The consultation and review mechanism under the Act and Rules was held adequate, as the relevant sectors had been considered through committees, field visits, and representations. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 05 Feb 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286178