VIKRAM CEMENT vs U O I — C.A. No. 3916/1998

Case under Section III. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010022061996

Filing Date

12-Aug-1998

Registration No

C.A. No. 3916/1998

Diary Number

2206/1996

Order Date

21-Aug-1998

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 31-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section III

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VIKRAM CEMENT

    Adv. ASHOK MATHUR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.U O I

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 21-Aug-1998

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 12-Aug-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 3916/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd. v. Union of India (C.A. No. 3916/98) The Supreme Court allowed appeals by cement manufacturers challenging a High Court dismissal of writ petitions. The manufacturers contested a 10% premium imposed on coal grades A, B, C, and D supplied by certain "premium" collieries under a 1989 notification. The Supreme Court found the High Court erred by dismissing the case as "academic" based on the government's assertion that manufacturers could freely choose non-premium collieries. The Court held this ignored practical constraints—coal was a government monopoly allocated through a linkage committee, making genuine choice impossible. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court judgment and remanded all writ petitions for reconsideration on merits, requiring examination of whether the 10% premium violated Article 14 (equality) of the Constitution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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