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ITC Limited v. State of Karnataka & Anr.

Whether the inspection and seizure conducted by Respondent No.2 u/s.15, Legal Metrology Act, 2009 without obtaining a prior warrant, was unlawful and…

Disposed of
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
12 Sep 2025
Citation
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 764
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 11798/2025
Bench
J.b. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Issue for consideration

Whether the inspection and seizure conducted by Respondent No.2 u/s.15, Legal Metrology Act, 2009 without obtaining a prior warrant, was unlawful and violative of the principles of natural justice, thereby justifying invocation of writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of Act, 2009 – s.15 – Power of inspection, seizure, etc. – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.165 – Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 – Respondent authorities conducted a search and inspection at a commercial warehouse belonging to the

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