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Supreme Court Roundup October 2024| Stories on S. 6A of Citizenship Act; Intoxicating Liquor; Byju’s Insolvency case; RG Kar Rape and Murder; Pune Triple Murder; and more

This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Section 6A of Citizenship Act; Intoxicating Liquor; Byju’s Insolvency case; Delhi Education Rules; Brij Bihari Prasad murder case; Pune Triple Murder case; RG Kar Rape and Murder Case; and more. It also covers Top stories; Never reported Judgments; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in October.

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What Justice Nagarathna held on States’ power to regulate ‘Industrial alcohol’ as lone dissenting voice in 8:1 verdict

Nagarathna, J., was of the view that Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, did not require overruling and it continues to be good law in the context of what is comprised in the expression “industrial alcohol” and “intoxicating liquors”.

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Read Supreme Court’s Majority Opinion on States’ power to regulate industry of ‘Intoxicating Liquor’

This majority decision overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.

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States have the power to regulate and tax Industrial Alcohol, holds Supreme Court by 8:1 majority

This majority decision further overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.