Essential Commodities Act, 1955 alongwith Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 & Prevention of Blackmarketing & Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980

This authoritative volume brings together the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and two closely connected laws — the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 and the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 — with clear, clause-by-clause annotations and practical compliance tools. The book explains the scope of “essential commodities,” the Central and State governments’ power to issue control orders (on production, supply, storage, movement, pricing and distribution), and procedural features for making and enforcing such orders. The 1981 Special Provisions Act — intended to strengthen measures against hoarding, blackmarketing and profiteering — is unpacked with examples of emergency powers and time-bound enforcement steps; the 1980 Act’s detention and supply-maintenance mechanisms are explained with checklists for officers and legal counsel. This edition supplies model statutory orders, sample show-cause and seizure notices, prosecution flowcharts, penalty tables and an index of major government notifications and amendments. A compact case digest highlights leading judicial interpretations affecting exercise of control powers. Ideal for regulators, supply-chain managers, food-policy researchers, and litigators, the book converts complex statutory language into operational steps for compliance, enforcement and litigation.