https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289501 Statutory power to regulate the supply of essential articles at fair prices extends to revising electricity tariffs by notified order, including tariffs for electricity supplied by the State. Section 3(1) was treated as broad enough to cover supply, distribution and pricing, while its illustrative provisions did not limit that power. Tariff revision did not infringe Articles 19(1)(f) or 19(1)(g) where the prior rates had become uneconomic and revised rates were reasonably justified to maintain electricity supply in the public interest. An Article 14 challenge requires clear material establishing discriminatory treatment or irrational classification; unsupported allegations of unequal consumer rates do not suffice. en-us Wed, 25 Mar 1964 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289501 Statutory power to regulate the supply of essential articles at fair prices extends to revising electricity tariffs by notified order, including tariffs for electricity supplied by the State. Section 3(1) was treated as broad enough to cover supply, distribution and pricing, while its illustrative provisions did not limit that power. Tariff revision did not infringe Articles 19(1)(f) or 19(1)(g) where the prior rates had become uneconomic and revised rates were reasonably justified to maintain electricity supply in the public interest. An Article 14 challenge requires clear material establishing discriminatory treatment or irrational classification; unsupported allegations of unequal consumer rates do not suffice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 25 Mar 1964 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289501