{"id":83812,"date":"2009-11-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rita-mahajan-vs-union-of-india-on-16-november-2009"},"modified":"2019-01-20T14:20:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T08:50:57","slug":"rita-mahajan-vs-union-of-india-on-16-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rita-mahajan-vs-union-of-india-on-16-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"Rita Mahajan vs Union Of India on 16 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Rita Mahajan vs Union Of India on 16 November, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 16\"' DAY OF NOVEMBER 2009 \n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. P.D. DINAKARAN. CI-HEF J?g'STI4(\u00a71\u00a7Cj\"'   A =\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR..msTzcE VJG.     \n\nWRIT PETITION No.234=?V5;42oo9\"iS:mIe\u00a3   \n\nBETWEEN:\n\n1 SMTRITA MAHAJAN ..  \u00ab\nW\/O SHRI SATISH. -_ v_ 'V =\nR\/AT HOUSE No-.97-S, IST BLOC-K   V'\nHRBR LAYoU,T.._\"NASART_  \"\" \"\nBANGALoRI?;'4:3_;    \"\n\n_  PETITIONER\nA = (By Sn  ADVOCATE}\nAND : 4. . . . ..\n\n1f\" *-UN10.N' 0;? INDIA  \"\"\" \"\n\n MINISTRY .03 CONSUMER AFFAIRS\n\n FOOD'  A PU'B_LIC DISTRIBUTION,\nDEPT'&RT1*viEji\u00a7>IT'Q'F' FOOD AND PUBLIC\n. D1S'r_RIBLJTI015:*,E \"KRISHI BHAVAN\",\n_ pARL1AM--ENT' STREET\n\n  'NEW DELHI 1.10 001 BY ITS\n\n  OF KARNATAKA\n\n_ =_I3'Y DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SUPPLIES AND\n\n   CONSUMER AFFAIRS,\n\n.. * No.8, SAHAKAR1 BHAVAN\n\n \n\n\n\nCUNNINQHAM ROAD, BANGALORE 2\nBY ITS COMMISSIONER.\n\n RESPONDENT.Se'.._i*._V<\/pre>\n
{By Sri B. VEERAPPA A.G.A.)<\/p>\n
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTlCI,E’SV2′?,6 AND” –T C ”<\/p>\n
227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DlRE;CT’._IfHE\u00bb.,
\nRESPONEENTS To EITHER BAN “_{‘ERMPC)FiARl_LY.,  I
\nTRADING OF’ ALL ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES *-OR.’ UNLIEK,
\nANNEX–A AND ANNEX\u00ab–B RELEASE ENPORCEABLE WEEKLY LIST
\nOF CEILING RATES OF WHOLE~SA.LE..AND” RETAIL. RATES’ OF’ *<\/p>\n
ALL ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ANI’3’e\u00bb.._V\/EGETABLES-I SO: AS To
\nMOTIVATE PEOPLE TO BUY EITHERR_IN_jw1HvOLEwSALEAORCEQUIP
\nTHE PEOPLE TO QUESTION ‘~ANY;”AEN-ORMAL RATES WHICH<\/p>\n
RETAILERS MAY CHARGE; AND  ;\n<\/p>\n
THIS WRIT PETHTION yCOM’II~IGE\u00ab..’:’LIP  PRELIMINARY<\/p>\n
HEARING ON THIS’ ‘~:.?)_AY,  COU’R1’-_…DELlVERED THE
\nEOLLOwING:- ‘- 5:  ~  _   .\n<\/p>\n
A” {l)el1fve’1″e_cl  l:?4.’D_:.’:DiiIakaran, C.J .]
\nThe pet.i_tiorIeI’~. Aesproulsinvg the public Cause Of rise in<\/p>\n
pf\u00a7CeS”OfV’Vall  COIII:moditieS has preferred the above<\/p>\n
  Seeking the following reliefs:\n<\/p>\n
 _ [i] “‘\u00ab\u00ab..direCt-Tithe respondents to either ban
\nV te1TIfJOrarily open trading of all essential
\n .V:\u00bbl””\u00a2Ornn’IOdities Or unlike and release<\/p>\n
‘enforceable weekly list of Ceiling rates of<\/p>\n
wholesale and retail rates Of all essential<\/p>\n
A.~~4<-"Er"-\n<\/p>\n
K  A? ‘ .,\/<\/p>\n
32’ M”\n<\/p>\n
5 <\/span><\/p>\n
2.1. Mr.X.M.Joseph, learned counsel arguing on behalf<\/p>\n
of the petitioner submits that food is a birth right of<\/p>\n
person and it should be made available to everyone:  ”<\/p>\n
human right and therefore everyone  <\/p>\n
the standard of living adequate for heialtheland:’v.re1i~<\/p>\n
himself and his family members;   V<\/p>\n
has inalienable right to be free’from”l1n:n\u00a7er;._’rightto adequate
\nfood is economic, social    therefore,
\nevery Stateeis obligecjiitfj.  has access to
\nthe minimum  placing reliance on
\nArticles 14   India, the petitioner<\/p>\n
seeks the abov eureliefsa”  ”\n<\/p>\n
 \ufb012.2._~  in’rth.er_y.contention that it is only for this<\/p>\n
purpose the  Commodities Act has been enacted by<\/p>\n
 Central VGAov_ernment to provide for control of the<\/p>\n
_:p.rodii_ction, .siipply and distribution of, trade and commerce,<\/p>\n
‘ .V 5 in essentiai commodities.\n<\/p>\n
:3 ‘_ Viv’ \/w”\n<\/p>\n
(wide Union of India v. Elphinstone Spinning and Weaving Co.<\/p>\n
Ltd., AIR<\/a> 2001 SC 724].\n<\/p>\n
5.1. In this petition, what the petitioner  .<\/p>\n
abuses by the businessmen. Therefore; ,_in our””co;nsid.VeredV_V <\/p>\n
opinion, is a matter for consideration of leXeclu–t_iVes to<\/p>\n
stock of the same because it is -fo’1=..V_thel.”1egislature;”to~ take ” ‘<\/p>\n
affirmative responsibility in.’ the  \ufb014itv..,jSW\u00a7fOI’ the
\nexecutives to implement the “it: The Courts
\nare oniy conferred  the   such laws and<\/p>\n
decide the disputes it, but neither to<\/p>\n
interfere  such ‘legislation or execution of
\nsuch legislation”tnor.v to  attempt to reconstruct the
\nproirisiongggsi sought “for___i_:1__the prayer [2] of the writ petition.<\/p>\n
It v.\\’2i–.\u00a7()’13Vl,(V:’i;._i11__v’Oi;iI;:””E)_OnSide1’\u20acd opinion, only add to the<\/p>\n
:’u”t\u00bb.copmple\u00a7iity”lof economic regulations and increase the<\/p>\n
_f_nricertaint}’r  the public.\n<\/p>\n
5.2. It is settled law that the Courts should avoid such<\/p>\n
liability to cause errors in the economic regulative measiir_e~s,<\/p>\n
bewildering the conflict of the experts and the  ~<\/p>\n
impose self–restraints and limitations sothat  <\/p>\n
still prevail in such situation. (vieie <\/p>\n
Elphinstone Spinning and Weav\ufb011g(.::t\u00a7~;._LtdA.h;’ AIR. ” V<\/p>\n
6. Hence, in the factsand A..ciro.i_1Instance’s”of the case,
\n\ufb01nding no reason to grantll\u00e9ltlie\/for in the writ
\npetition, the Writ    However, the
\npetitioner is   executives, if she
\nhas any grievaI1–ce  ‘ ‘l
\ng\ufb01\ufb01eij\ufb02\ufb01\ufb01se<\/p>\n
Sd\/~
\nIUEXEE<\/p>\n
2 ,\/”‘
\nd<\/p>\n
_ H    Jr’-.\n<\/p>\n
4: ._’_We_b”  ostzu  S \/ N o<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Rita Mahajan vs Union Of India on 16 November, 2009 Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 16″‘ DAY OF NOVEMBER 2009 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. P.D. DINAKARAN. CI-HEF J?g’STI4(\u00a71\u00a7Cj”‘ A = THE HON’BLE MR..msTzcE VJG. WRIT PETITION No.234=?V5;42oo9″iS:mIe\u00a3 BETWEEN: 1 SMTRITA MAHAJAN .. 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