Nagrik Upbhokta M. Manch vs U.O.I. & Ors

The petitioners challenged the fixation of the price of kerosene, a controlled commodity, specifically objecting to the inclusion of 'rounding off charges' by the Director of Food and Civil Supplies and district Collectors in Madhya Pradesh. The case examines the price control powers of the Central Government under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The Supreme Court reviewed whether such rounding off charges were legally permissible within the framework of price regulation for essential commodities.