Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
13 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.
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Anil Khandelwal Etc. v. Phoenix India and Anr.
Whether the High Court erred in rejecting the quashing petition filed by the appellants-Officers of the Bank challenging the order passed by the Magistrate issuing process against them for the offences punishable u/ss.500 and…
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Nagarajan & Anr. v. The State of Tamil Nadu
Whether the benefit of the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be granted to the appellants; if the answer to the aforesaid issue is in the negative, can the reduced sentence that the Food Safety and Standards…
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Chandra Shekhar Singh and Others v. The State of Jharkhand and Others
Whether the term ‘degree’ as mentioned in the rules and the recruitment notification for the appointment as Food Safety Officer (FSO) issued by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission can be restricted to “Bachelor’s degree” or…
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Commissioner of Central Excise, Salem v. M/S Madhan Agro Industries (India) Private Ltd.
Issue arose whether pure coconut oil, packaged and sold in small quantities ranging from 5 ml to 2 litres, would be classifiable as ‘Edible oil’ under Heading 1513, titled ‘Coconut (Copra) oil, etc.’, in Section III-Chapter 15,…
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State of U.P. & Ors v. M/S Lalta Prasad Vaish and Sons
The issues which arise for adjudication in this reference pertain to the scope of the power of the State Legislatures under Entry 8 and the meaning of the phrase “intoxicating liquor”. The question is whether “intoxicating…
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Gene Campaign & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), a body under the Department of Environment, Forest and Wildlife, in its 147 th meeting held on 18.10.2022, recommended environmental release of transgenic mustard hybrid, Dhara…
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Indian Medical Association & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
The number of misleading advertisements that are being published/displayed with little/nil accountability on the part of the manufacturers, promoters and advertisers.
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M/s A.K. Sarkar & Co. & Anr. v. The State of West Bengal & Ors
The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 was repealed by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 wherein s. 52 provides a maximum penalty of Rs.3,00,000/- for misbranded food. The issue arose whether the appellant can be…
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The Travancore Devaswom Board v. Ayyappa Spices & Ors.
Whether the writ petition at the behest of respondent no.1 should have been entertained by the High Court; and whether the appellant-Board qualifies as a “food business operator” as defined u/s.3(1) (j) of the Food Safety and…
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Ram Nath v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
Interplay between the provisions of Chapter IX of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) and ss.272 and 273 of the Penal Code, 1860; whether the view taken by the Allahabad High Court in the case of M/s. Pepsico India…
- Hasmukhlal D. Vora & Anr. v. The State of Tamil Nadu
- Hindustan Unilever Limited v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- Swami Achyutanand Tirth & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.