1977 (1) TMI 166

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....Prasad .and Girish Chandra, for the Appellant V.M. Tarkunde, V. N. Ganpule, (Miss) M Tarkunde and P.C. Kapoor for Respondents V.N. Ganpule, A.K. Srivastava and Vineet Kumar for RR. JUDGMENT: Chandrachud Y.V., Under the power conferred by Section 3 of the Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) Act, 1946, the Central Government issued an Order called "The Cotton Textiles (Control) Order....

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.... is whether, if the Textile Commissioner decides to issue appropriate directions to any manufacturer or class of manufacturers, it is obligatory upon him to specify therein the period for which the directions will remain in operation. As hold by this Court in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Jogendra Singh,( [1964] 2 S.C.R. 197 at 202) it is well settled that the word "may" is capable of meanin....

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....pressly to a determinate period of" (Chandrachud, J.) time at the end of which a fresh review of facts and circum- stances becomes obligatory. There is a fear that a direction not limited in point of time may continue to operate even after it has outlived its utility for the reason merely that the need to review it is not clearly perceived. Be- sides, the manufacturers must know, in order th....