PUNJAB TRADERS AND ORS. vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the East Punjab Molasses (Control) Amendment Act, 1973, clarifying that the definition of 'molasses' includes khandsari sugar. The Court ruled that the amendment did not impose new restrictions requiring prior Presidential sanction under Article 304(b) of the Constitution, as the Principal Act was already applicable to khandsari units. The Court concluded that the Amendment Act was clarificatory in nature and did not necessitate such sanction, affirming the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition.