Hindustan Lever Ltd. and Another. v. State of Mah. and Another.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Nagpur Bench) allowed Writ Petition No. 3706 of 1999. The court held that proprietary food sold by the petitioners could not be examined under Item A-14 of Appendix B to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955. Consequently, no criminal or other action could be taken based on the report at Annexure E, which was quashed and set aside.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed. The report at Annexure E is quashed and set aside. No criminal or other action can be taken against the petitioners based on said report.