Supreme Court of India

M/s Khoday Distilleries Ltd. Etc. v. State of Karnataka and Ors. Etc.

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Bench M.N. Venkatachaliah J.

Decided 19 October 1994

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From the headnote

Constitution of India-Articles 19(1) (g), 19(6), 47, 298, 300A, 301 to 305 and Entry 8 and 51 of list JI and Entry 52 of list I, Seventh Schedule-Right to carry trade in liquor-Whether a fundamental right-Held, Ntr-State can prohibit completely trade or business in potable liquor Monopoly for manufacture, trade or business in liquor can be created in favour of State-Reasonable restrictions under Article 19(6) can be placed by subor dinate legislation as well, so long as such legislation is not violative of any provisions of Constitution.

Authorities it was built on

1986 State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. v. Nandlal Jaiswal & Ors. cited by 65
1972 State of Orissa and Ors. v. Harinarayan Jaiswal and Ors. cited by 27
1974 Nashirwar Etc. Etc. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh cited by 17
1957 The State of Bombay v. R. M. D. Chamarbaugwala cited by 16
1974 Acharaya Maharajshri Narandraprasadji Anandprasadji Maharaj Etc. Etc. v. The State of Gujarat & Ors. cited by 12
1971 Indian Mica & Micanite Industries Lid. v. State of Bihar & Ors. cited by 10
1954 Cooverjee B. Bharucha v. The Excise Commissioner and the Chief Commissioner, Ajmer, and Others. cited by 10

Where later benches applied it

2020 Internet and Mobile Association of India v. Reserve Bank of India relied on
2014 State of Kerala & Ors. v. B. Surendra Das Etc relied on
2013 State of Kerala and Others v. Kandath Distilleries relied on
2013 State of Bihar and Others v. Nirmal Kumar Gupta followed
2025 Union of India & Others v. Future Gaming Solutions Pvt. Ltd. & Another Etc. referred to
2023 Coal India Limited and Anr v. Competition Commission of India and Anr referred to
2022 Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (exemptions) v. Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority referred to
2019 Union of India & Anr. Etc. v. Bgp Products Operations Gmbh and Hagene Immermatt Weg. & Anr. Etc. referred to
2019 National Investigation Agency v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali referred to
2019 International Spirits and Wines Association of India v. State of Haryana and Others referred to
2017 Justice K S Puttaswamy (retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2016 Suresh Chand Gautam v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2015 The Kerala Bar Hotels Association &anr. v. State of Kerala & Ors. referred to
2014 The Security Association of India & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 State of Maharashtra & Anr. v. Indian Hotel & Restaurants Assn. & Ors not applicable

Of those, 3 relied on · 1 followed · 10 referred to · 1 not applicable

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