Power of inspection
Section 34 of the Tea Act, 1953 deals with power of inspection. Any person authorized in this behalf by the Central Government or by the Board or any member so authorized by the Chairman in writing or any officer of the Board may enter at all reasonable times any tea estate or any place or premises where tea or tea waste is stored, kept or exposed for sale and m The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1956.
Any person authorized in this behalf by the Central Government or by the Board or any member so authorized by the Chairman in writing or any officer of the Board may enter at all reasonable times any tea estate or any place or premises where tea or tea waste is stored, kept or exposed for sale and may require the production for his inspection of any book, register, record or other paper kept therein and ask for any information relating to the production, storage or keeping for sale of tea or tea waste.
Section 34, The Tea Act, 1953 (Act 29 of 1953).
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Naga Phyto Chem (P) Ltd. (Managing Director) v. Tea Board of India
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
DATE-VERIFIED Final Order body 'DATED: 28.08.2023' matches index Final Order 2023-08-28 (order-1.pdf; get_case_brief date-verified). Tea Board cancelled tea-waste buyer licence after inspection/SCN under Tea Waste (Control) Order 1959 and Tea Marketing Control Order 2003, relying on unshared National Bio Fertilizer statements and alleging 'mixed tea' use. Held: Board’s tea-waste control field under s.30 requires natural justice — third-party materials must be furnished; Board cannot selectively prosecute a licensed buyer while leaving unlicensed mixed-tea sellers outside action when those transactions fall within tea/tea-waste control. Impugned cancellation quashed; de novo enquiry directed with action against National Bio Fertilizer as well.
On this section: Teaches that s.34 inspection may trigger tea-waste enforcement, yet inspection-derived adverse material cannot found cancellation without disclosure and PNJ.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Questions about Section 34
What have the courts held on Section 34 of the Tea Act?
Naga Phyto Chem (P) Ltd. (Managing Director) v. Tea Board of India (28 Aug 2023) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Teaches that s.34 inspection may trigger tea-waste enforcement, yet inspection-derived adverse material cannot found cancellation without disclosure and PNJ.
How do I find court cases under Section 34 of the Tea 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: Tea Act 1953 34, section 34 Tea Act 1953, section 34 of the Tea 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 Naga Phyto Chem (P) Ltd. (Managing Director) v. Tea Board of India (28 Aug 2023).
When did Section 34 of the Tea Act come into force?
Section 34 of the Tea Act, cited as Tea Act 1953 34, came into force on 01 Apr 1956, having been enacted on 28 May 1953. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 49. Power of Central Government to make rules825 words
- 16D. Power of Central Government to assume management or control of tea undertaking or tea unit in certain cases621 words
- 30. Power to control price and distribution of tea or tea waste531 words
- 51. Repeals and savings526 words
- 16B. Power to cause investigation to be made in relation to a tea undertaking or tea unit449 words
- 15. Grant of permission to plant tea in special circumstances443 words
Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Text as in force on 17 Oct 2026. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.