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Definition
The Essential Commodities Laws are
socio economic penal legislations for the control
over the production, supply, distribution and trade
and commerce there in. These are basic necessity
articles for survival and meaningful sustenance
which means and includes medicinal drugs1 ,
foodstuffs2 , petroleum products3 , fertilizers4 , hank
yarn5 made from cotton, raw jute6 and jute
textiles7 , etc., as are listed to schedule provided
in Section 2A of the Essential Commodities Act,
1955, at present containing 15 items. The Central
Government is empowered to include any item
of necessity whenever it feels so in the interest of
the general public to the list8 .
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Explanation
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Conclusion
The provisions of Section 2(a) (i) to (x)
as amended in 2006 is short sighted and only the
restrictions imposed should have been relaxed
and the Act should have been made the Essential
Commodities (Management) Act as in this age of
globalization regulation is traditional and certain
managerial flexibility is the need of the hour.
Unless this is done there will be increase of
litigation as regards the definition of various
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1 . As per schedule, section 2-A, Essential
Commodities Act, 1955 (as amended, 2006).
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