https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287982 The Bengal Smoke Nuisances Act's wide definition of "furnace" was upheld because the breadth was intentional and designed to regulate all non-domestic furnaces and fire-places, not to create uncertainty. The Court treated the Act's requirements for prior plan approval, inspection, and control of fuel and chimney arrangements as regulatory measures aimed at abating smoke nuisance and protecting public health. The challenge under Article 19(1)(g) failed because the restrictions were considered reasonable in relation to that public purpose, and the discrimination argument was not established on the materials before the Court. en-us Mon, 09 Feb 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 May 2020 10:05:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287982 The Bengal Smoke Nuisances Act's wide definition of "furnace" was upheld because the breadth was intentional and designed to regulate all non-domestic furnaces and fire-places, not to create uncertainty. The Court treated the Act's requirements for prior plan approval, inspection, and control of fuel and chimney arrangements as regulatory measures aimed at abating smoke nuisance and protecting public health. The challenge under Article 19(1)(g) failed because the restrictions were considered reasonable in relation to that public purpose, and the discrimination argument was not established on the materials before the Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Feb 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287982