Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Petition Challenging Confiscation of Essential Commodities and Vehicle Under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Failure to Comply with Section 6-A(2) Mandate of Summary Trial Within Reasonable Time Renders Confiscation Proceedings Invalid. The court held that a delay of over three years in concluding confiscation proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 is unreasonable and vitiates the order of confiscation.
13 Feb 2017The petitioner, Sachin Vishvanath Naik, challenged the judgment and order dated 3.10.2015 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge at Ponda, wh...




