UNION OF INDIA vs SHARMA COAL CO.

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of the Railway's preferential traffic scheme (PTS) under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, which categorizes priority articles for carriage. The Court upheld the High Court's direction allowing the allotment of unutilized wagons to non-priority articles after priority articles have been exhausted, emphasizing that such allotment serves the commercial interests of the Railway administration. The appeal was disposed of without costs.