SOUTHERN PHARMACEUTICALS & CHEMICALS TRICHUR & ORS. ETC. vs STATE OF KERALA & ORS. ETC.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 12A, 12B, 14(e), (f), and 68A of the Kerala Abkari Act, 1967, ruling that the State Legislature had the competence to enact laws regarding medicinal and toilet preparations containing alcohol, as these did not conflict with the Central law under Entry 84, List I of the Seventh Schedule. The Court found no violation of Article 19(1)(g) or Article 301 of the Constitution, affirming that the impugned provisions dealt with different subjects than the Central legislation. The appeal against the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition was therefore rejected, confirming the validity of the State's legislative actions.