Aladankandu Puthiyapurayil Abdulla v. Food Inspector, Cannanore & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Supreme Court of India, SLP (Crl.) 489/1979, decided 16-07-1979, Krishna Iyer J. (author) with A. P. Sen J.; petition dismissed because points of law pressed were not urged before the Kerala High Court (Crl. R.P. 260/77, order dated 9-11-1978). Themes: food adulteration prosecution under ss. 16(1A)(i), 7(i), 2(1A) Prevention of Food Adulteration Act; delay in disposal of cases; speedy/expeditious trial in the spirit of Article 21; peremptory directions by High Court to trial judges; State Government duty to sanction courts; judicial procrastination prejudicing prosecution and accused; remission of remaining sentence by State Government; petty dealer, three of six months imprisonment served.
What did the court decide?
Since the points of law pressed before this Court had not been urged before the High Court, the Court was unable to examine their tenability, and for that reason the petition was dismissed.