DAVA SON OF BHIMJI GOHIL vs JOINT CHIEF CONTROLLER OF IMPORTS & EXPORTS

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Central Government's restrictions on the export of manganese ore under the Exports Control Order, 1958, citing Section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947 and Articles 19(1)(g) and 19(6) of the Constitution of India. The Court ruled that the restrictions imposed did not constitute an unreasonable limitation on the fundamental right to trade, as they were within the government's rule-making power and served the public interest. The judgment affirmed that the canalisation of exports through established shippers and the State Trading Corporation was a reasonable restriction.