Supreme Court Upholds State Monopoly in Cattle Fairs but Strikes Down Section 15 as Violative of Article 19(1)(f). Court rules that prohibition on holding cattle fairs is a reasonable restriction on freedom of assembly and trade, but the state cannot compel local authorities to pay money or surrender property without authority of law.
30 Jan 1969In the State of Punjab, local authorities and private individuals had long conducted cattle fairs. The State Legislature, exercising power under Entry...
