COAL INDIA LTD. vs CONTINENTAL TRANSPORT & CONST.CORPN.

The Supreme Court addressed the legality of coal sales under the Liberalised Sales Scheme-II (LSS-II) framed by the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) in accordance with the Colliery Control Order, 1945, and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, specifically Section 16. The Court held that the provisions of the Colliery Control Order and the Essential Commodities Act allow for the regulation of coal distribution and that the sales made under LSS-II were valid as they complied with the necessary statutory requirements. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision regarding the legality of the coal sales.