#Proportionality Test

The Supreme Court held that Maharashtra Poisons Rules 18A and 18B, which mandated denaturing methanol to curb hooch tragedies, lack a proximate nexus to the objective and impose a disproportionate burden on industries, thus violating Articles 14 and 19(1)(g). The ruling protects chemical manufacturers and traders from arbitrary state regulation while affirming the proportionality test in economic legislation.

Karnataka High Court strikes down KERC's dynamic 'Unitary Qualifying Ratio' (UQR) based on total actual consumption, ruling it violates Rule 3 of Electricity Rules 2005 and contradicts the Supreme Court's Dakshin Gujarat judgment. The Court mandates KERC to reconsider captive plant eligibility thresholds after due consultations, ensuring compliance with statutory proportionality.