KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT SIDHA ANDAYURVEDA VAIDYAR SANGAM AND A vs THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Tamil Nadu Spirituous Preparations (Control) Rules, 1984, framed under Section 54 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937. The Court found that the Rules, which require licenses for the sale of indigenous medicines containing alcohol, do not impose unreasonable restrictions on dealers. The Court emphasized that the power to frame such Rules is derived from the Act, ensuring regulation of the manufacture and sale of spirituous preparations for public health and safety.