FOOD CORPN. OF INDIA vs V.K.SUKUMARAN ETC. ETC.

The Supreme Court interpreted sub-clause (8A) of Clause 45 of the Kerala Rationing Order, 1966, and a circular from the Union of India dated October 11, 1995, regarding the liability of a retail dealer to refund price differences for rice. The Court held that the dealer was not liable to refund the price difference for stock on hand as of October 9, 1985, since the revised rates were only communicated on October 13, 1985. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision that liability arises only from the date of intimation of revised rates.