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2009 (7) TMI 735 - MADRAS HIGH COURTBeedi - Exemption - The petitioner is an Association known as South Tamil Nadu Beedi Manufacturers Association whose members are manufacturers of Beedi. The petitioners are all manufacturers of Beedi. In all these writ petitions, the challenge is to paragraph 2 of notification issued by the Central Government in GSR 140(E) Department of Civil supplies dated 7-3-97 withdrawing exemption in respect of Beedi Packages originally contained in Rule 34(c) of the Standard of Weights and Measures (Packages Commodities) Rules, 1977. Held that - no challenge that Central Govt. exceeded in its rule making power. Hardship caused to manufacturers or workers cannot be ground to strike down the rule. Government to consider such factors and court cannot take role of legislature. Granting exemption to particular commodity, policy matter of Govt. and court cannot interfere.
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