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1991 (7) TMI 71 - SUPREME COURTWhether the notifications granting favourable treatment to MMTC are discriminatory and violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India? Held that:- To make the metal available at a uniform sale price to the consumer irrespective of the source of supply and to compensate the loss suffered by the Corporation in importing the metal as the canalising agency and selling it at less than the cost price, the Government decided to pool the prices of indigenously produced aluminium and the imported metal. As a result, an "Equalisation Amount" was included in the sale price of the indigenous metal. This amount was realised as a part of the sale price of the indigenous metal and was required to be deposited in the Aluminium Regulation Account for payment to the Corporation with a view to compensate it for the loss suffered by it in selling the metal at a price below costs. We are fully satisfied that the above action taken by the Central Government was done in the larger interest of the economy of the country and in public interest. Appeal dismissed.
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