SRI VIJAYLAKSHMI RICE MILLS, NEW CONTRACTORS COMPANY ETC. vs STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

The Supreme Court held that notifications regarding price control, such as the Rice (Andhra Pradesh) Price Control (Third Amendment) Order, 1964, take effect from the date of issuance and not retrospectively, as there were no express provisions indicating otherwise. The Court ruled that the appellants, who supplied rice in January and February 1964, were entitled to payment at the controlled prices applicable at the time of sale, not the subsequently amended prices. The decision reaffirmed the principle that statutes should not impose new obligations retroactively without clear legislative intent.