Surplus coffee and surplus pool
Section 25 of the Coffee Act, 1942 deals with surplus coffee and surplus pool. All coffee produced by a registered estate in excess of the amount specified in the [free sale quota] allotted to that estate [or when no [free sale quota] have been allotted to estates, all coffee produced by the estate], shall be delivered to the Board for inclusion in the surplus pool by the owne The Act came into force on 02 Mar 1942.
(1) All coffee produced by a registered estate in excess of the amount specified in the 1[free sale quota] allotted to that estate 2[or when no 3[free sale quota] have been allotted to estates, all coffee produced by the estate], shall be delivered to the Board for inclusion in the surplus pool by the owner of the estate or by the curing establishment receiving the coffee from the estate:
4[Provided that where no 3[free sale quotas] have been allotted to estates, the Chairman may allow the owner of any estate to retain with himself for purposes of consumption by his family and for purposes of seed, such quantity of coffee as the Chairman may think reasonable :
Provided further that where the Central Government is satisfied that it is not practicable for any class of owners producing coffee in any specified area to comply with the provisions of this sub-section on account of the small quantity of coffee produced by them or on account of their estates being situated in a remote locality, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt such class of owners from the provisions of this sub-section.]
(2) Delivery shall be made to the Board in such places, 5[at such times] and in such manner as the Board may direct, and such directions may provide for partial delivery to the surplus pool at any time whether or not at that time the 1[free sale quota] has been exceeded; and the coffee delivered shall be such as to represent fairly in kind and quality the produce of the estate. The Board may reject any consignment offered for delivery which does not satisfy this requirement, but shall not reject any consignment merely for a defect in curing.
(3) Coffee delivered for inclusion in the surplus pool shall upon delivery to the Board remain under the control of the Board which shall be responsible for storage, curing where necessary, and marketing of the coffee.
(4) The Board shall 6* * * 7[from time to time] prepare a differential scale for the valuation of coffee, and shall in accordance with that scale classify the coffee in each consignment delivered for inclusion in the surplus pool according to its kind and quality, and shall make an assessment of its value based on its quantity, kind and quality.
(5) The Board may with the consent of a registered owner, 8* * * treat as having been delivered for inclusion in the surplus pool any coffee from such estate which the registered owner may agree to have so treated.
(6) When coffee has been delivered or is treated as having been delivered for inclusion in the surplus pool, the registered owner whose coffee has been so delivered or is treated as having been so delivered shall retain no rights in respect of such coffee except his right to receive the payments referred to in section 34.
Section 25, The Coffee Act, 1942 (Act 7 of 1942).
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Related judgements & precedents
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Coffee Board v. Thangum Coffee Curing Works
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Dismissed Coffee Board RFA on pool-agent stock shortage claim arising from Coffee Act pooling/agency arrangements; Board as statutory authority under Coffee Act is not “Central Government” for Limitation Act Art.112’s 30-year period; recovery suit barred; pool shortage not proved by stock cards alone.
On this section: Applied s.25 context: surplus-pool / pool-agency coffee handling under the Act; Board’s recovery against pool agent remains ordinary limitation-bound civil claim.
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Questions about Section 25
What have the courts held on Section 25 of the Coffee Act?
Coffee Board v. Thangum Coffee Curing Works (26 Feb 2021) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Applied s.25 context: surplus-pool / pool-agency coffee handling under the Act; Board’s recovery against pool agent remains ordinary limitation-bound civil claim.
How do I find court cases under Section 25 of the Coffee Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Coffee Act 1942 25, section 25 Coffee Act 1942, section 25 of the Coffee Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Coffee Board v. Thangum Coffee Curing Works (26 Feb 2021).
What should I read with Section 25 of the Coffee Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 34 (Payments to registered owners), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 25 of the Coffee Act come into force?
Section 25 of the Coffee Act, cited as Coffee Act 1942 25, came into force on 02 Mar 1942, having been enacted on 02 Mar 1942. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 48. Power of the Central Government to make rules730 words
- 3. Definitions418 words
- 4. Constitution of the Board334 words
- 20. Export of coffee256 words
- 29. Information to be supplied to the Board in connection with curing244 words
- 39A. Offences by companies232 words
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