High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Businessman in Essential Commodities Act Case — No Prima Facie Case for Hoarding or Black Marketing. Allegations of storing paddy without license fail as petitioner was a trader and not a miller, and no violation of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 or Karnataka Essential Commodities (Licensing, Control and Stock Declaration) Order, 1977 was made out.
25 Feb 2019The petitioner, Lalit Kumar Jain, a businessman and proprietor of M/s. Preetam Traders, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Consti...
