Section 2. Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "commodity" means--
(i) any essential commodity;
(ii) any article manufactured or produced by any scheduled industry;
(b) "essential commodity" shall have the same meaning as in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955);
(c) "jute packaging material" means jute, jute yarn, jute twine, jute sacking cloth, hessian cloth, jute bags or any other packaging material containing not less than seventy-five per cent., by weight, of jute;
(d) "scheduled industry" shall have the same meaning as in the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951);
(e) "Standing Advisory Committee" means the Standing Advisory Committee constituted under section 4.
Judgements applying section 2
WP 23927/2024 (GM-RES), Karnataka HC, M. Nagaprasanna J., 01-09-2025: challenge by SISMA-K and ISMA to six JPMA Act 1987 notifications (S.O. 5459(E) dt. 26.12.2023 to S.O. 1830(E) dt. 22.04.2025) mandating 20% sugar and 100% food grains jute packaging;
DismissedOpen