SUPREME COURT
P. N. Bhagwati, CJ
Ramnarayan Satyanarayan Agrawal Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Associated Alcohols and Breweries Ltd. – Respondent
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| 1. details regarding the appellant's establishment and the tender process. (Para 2 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. respondents disputed the licensing authority in the liquor industry. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. discussion on industrial definitions under the industries act. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. clarification that no central license is required for the appellant. (Para 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 5. final ruling allowing the appeal and awarding costs. (Para 25 , 27 , 28) |
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellant, Ramnarayan Satyanarayan Agrawal Distilleries Pvt. Ltd., and Associated Alcohols and Breweries Ltd., the respondent No. 1 are both manufactures of potable alcohol. The respondent No. 1 belongs to Kedia Group of Distilleries Companies and enjoys a virtual monopoly in the manufacture of potable alcohol in the State of Madhya Pradesh along with two other business houses. According to the appellant, this monopoly continued until the judgment of this Court in the case of State of Madhya Pradesh v. Nandlal Jaiswal , 1986 (4) SCC 566 , in which the policy decision of the State Government to grant licence to set up new distilleries at new sites was upheld.
3. On 26th April, 1993, the Under Secretary, Government o

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