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Pil On Food Adulteration in India 1
Pil On Food Adulteration in India 1
Pil On Food Adulteration in India 1
has
been
pleased
to
issue
of
the
prohibitive
cost
of
litigation.
Public Interest Litigation is a means by
which justice percolates down to the
masses and made more accessible and
to
life
is
the
most
important
has
been
regarding
reading
the
in
the
increasing
food
halls,
manufactured
in
hotels,
adulterated
with
the
eateries,
milk
help
being
deadly
the
are
so
vague
and
the
milk
and
have
fruits
and
green
of
food
adulteration
is
of
this
problem
of
food
various
incidents
of
food
synthetic
milk
and
other
dairy
companies
adulterated
food
which
products
produce
and
other
these
offences
against
the
of
permanently
food
adulteration
deface
the
will
future
the
reason
of
innumerable
of
India
to
ensure
the
few
laws
related
to
food
implemented
adulteration
in
food
to
and
prevent
consumable
adulteration
in
food
and
those
insufficient
laws
kinds
country.
of
adulterations
According
to
in
various
this
news
heart
diseases,
paralysis,
rising
problem
of
food
food
adulteration
and
the
revolution
which
has
been
happened
Supreme
Court
only
has
when
Honble
intervened
and
to
environmental
pollution
that
the
Honble
Apex
Court
Governments
are
not
doing
offence
flouting
of
rules
food
and
adulteration
laws
by
already
in
civic
authorities
and
food
hand
in
ensuring
the
the
problem
of
food
of
India
and
the
State
authorities,
health
department,
concerned
departments
to
every
possible
agency
which
is
causing
diseases
like
paralysis,
blurred
anaemia,
abortion,
brain
vision,
damage,
problem
besides
health
of
food
adulteration
problems
is
also
nation
fruits,
consumable
who
imports
vegetables
item
from
and
our
food
other
country
It
is
surprising
and
rather
loss
in
of
their
of any sort of
food
foreign
products.
revenue
the
items
causes
loss
of
the
rising
menace
of
food
with
proper
and
safe
the
Government
to
prevent
the
of this Honble
Court
for
and
other
appropriate
adulteration
and
adulteration
of
the
health
and
lives
of
the
against
another
but
it
is
of
the
valuable
lives
of
the
is
resulting
into
deadly
pesticides
in
growing
fruits
and
appropriate
implement
the
steps
existing
to
strictly
laws
and
detailed
news
article
appeared
in
produce
honey
like
Dabur,
widely
abused
by
farmers
as
levels
of
antibiotics.
The
of
disturbing
antibiotics
as
which
becoming
is
really
resistant
to
diseases
when
such
dose
of
misuse
of
antibiotics
in
food
A detailed
article by an international
countries
which
play with
the
shocking
that
the
regulatory
adulteration
for
their
monetary
every
aspect
leads
to
the
death
laboratories
to
identify
quick
actions
should
be
taken
of
food
adulteration
in
our
country.
19.10.2011
and
multi-religion
country
lean
season
to
enhance
volumes.
found
adulterants
to
be
like
adulterated
fat,
with
neutralizers,
is
more
than
disturbing
that
the
of
India
and
state
the
mafia
involved
in
the
is
deeply
companies
disturbing
which
are
that
these
involved
in
The
Government
rather
is
and
spices
products
and
are
other
being
newspaper
Pesticides
residue
The
mars
Hindu
titled
horticulture
and
vegetables
147
million
making
India
tonnes
a
of
largest
and
good
agricultural
excessively
for
horticultural
does
not
allows
the
Indian
necessary
steps
in
controlling
the
in
this
article
that
The
big
companies
which
as a
almost
every
city
there
are
and
eateries
to
ensure
better
authorities,
concerned
police
departments
and
indulge
other
into
licences
to
them
and
ensuring
on
such
juice
stalls
and
need
to
be
taken
to
abolish
due
to
poisonous
and
been
handled
properly
by
the
be
fixed
on
the
school
lining
of
human
body.
In
of
mangoes
mangoes
calcium
are
carbide
available
chemicals
for
prematurely
market
is
ripened
with
the
help
of
and
Government
of
lethargy
India
and
of
the
the
state
governments.
07.05.2015
news
article
dated
07.05.2015
group,
which
an
focuses
American
on
toxic
and
in
that
cucumber,
apple,
few
farmers,
companies
and
information
adulteration,
regarding
food
common
adulterants/contaminants
in
food
and
given.
list
adulterants/contaminants
of
in
injurious
food
and
The
menace
of
food
adulteration
is
all
being
implemented
by
the
Fruits,
vegetables,
dairy
products
are
reaching
the
throughout
the
country.
by
the
Government
and
its
adulteration
and
even
the
in
our
relating to food
country.
Besides,
is
tarnishing
the
image
and
country
to
get
clean,
hygienic
same
and
is being
state
responsible
governments
agencies
and
have
other
miserably
Hence
the
instant
Public
Interest
OF 2015
Vineet Dhanda
S/o J.P. Dhanda
Chamber No. 66,
Bhagwan Dass Road
Supreme Court Compound
Supreme Court of India
New Delhi
...Petitioner
VERSUS
1.
Union of India
Through the Secretary
Home affairs North block, New Delhi
2.
3.
4.
Union of India
Through the Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture
Krishi Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
Union of India
Through the Secretary
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Shastri Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
New Delhi 110001
8.
Union of India
Through the Secretary
Ministry of Law & Justice
Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
New Delhi 110001
9.
Secretariat
Bhopal (M.P)
23. State of Maharashtra
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
24. State of Manipur
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Imphal (Manipur)
25. State of Meghalaya
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Shilong (Meghalaya)
26. State of Mizoram
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Aizwal (Mizoram)
27. State of Nagaland
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Kohima (Nagaland)
28. State of Orissa
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Bhubneshwar(Orissa)
29. State of Punjab
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Chandigarh, Punjab
30. State of Rajasthan
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Jaipur (Rajasthan)
31. State of Sikkim
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Gangtok (Sikkim)
32. State of Tamil Nadu
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
33. State of Tripura
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Agartala (Tripura)
34. State of Uttarakhand
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Dehradun (Uttrakhand)
35. State of Uttar Pradesh
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Lucknow (U.P.)
36. State of West Bengal
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Kolkata (West Bengal)
37. State of Telangana
Through the Chief Secretary
Secretariat
Hyderabad
38. Union Territory of Chandigarh
Through the Home Secretary
UNDER
ARTICLE
32
OF
THE
TO
THE HONBLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA AND
HIS HONBLE COMPANION JUSTICES OF THE
HONBLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA AT
NEW DELHI
THE
HUMBLE
PETITION
OF
THE
MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH:1. That the petitioner is a practising Advocate in the Honble
Supreme Court of India. The petitioner is filing the present
no
initiative
in
framing
new
laws
for
food
Respiratory
ailments,
stomach
ailments,
and
Union
of
India
to
ensure
proper
3.
products
is
going
unchecked
and
the
trial
prisoners,
women,
unorganized
labour,
of
deadly
adulteration
of
food
and
other
into
innumerable
diseases
and
deaths
of
maintaining
the
balance
of
environment,
etc.
the
menace
of
food
adulteration
will
have
been
implemented
to
prevent
made
are
also
adulteration
in
not
food
being
and
to
food
adulteration
are
not
made
and
of
India
and
the
State
reports
and
news
on
the
rising
problem
of
food
generations
and
the
rising
problem
of
food
the
laws
related
to
controlling
of
food
heart
diseases,
paralysis,
blurred
vision,
anaemia,
nation
who
imports
food
grains,
fruits,
and
the
government
to
provide
clean
and
healthy
for
direction
to
Government
of
India,
State
food
and
agriculture
to
ensure
the
proper
newspaper
named
DNA
titled
Honey
of
food
adulteration
in
our
country
and
of this
Government
of
country with
India
and
open
state
courage
as the
governments
have
these
companies
as
result
of
which
these
companies freely play with the lives and the health of the
innocent citizens of this country. It is must and need of
the hour to keep constant check on such companies which
produce food products to ensure good quality of such
products which in turn will benefit the millions of citizens
of our country. A copy of the said article is Annexure P
7 with this petition.
33. That on 15.3.2013 a news article appeared in a leading
newspaper The Times of India titled Adulterated road
side juices sell despite health alerts. In the said
article the harmful effects of the sale of juices at roadside
have been discussed. In our country almost every city
there are roadside juice stalls and eateries which run
without any licenses and check from health and safety
departments despite settled law and guidelines the unsafe
roadside
eateries
and
juice
stalls
are
flourishing
to
ensure
proper
safety, health
and
hygiene
forms
of
cancer
in
human
body
and
also
chemicals
for
prematurely
ripening
the
to
make
them
shine.
According
to
The
potatoes
find
their
names
in
that
list.
It
is
food
adulteration,
check
on
food
adulteration
and
regarding
food
adulteration,
common
implemented
by
the
government
authorities
but
no
steps
are
being
taken
by
the
and
flouted
due
to
the
menace
of
food
and
Technology,
Ministry
of
Chemicals
and
problem
of
Adulteration
of
food
and
other
trial
prisoners,
women,
unorganized
labour,
litigation.
Because the public interest litigation is the only way in this
case to get justice and safety to the lives of the innocent
c)
masses.
Because by way
public
injury,
enforcing
public
duty
and
e)
resulted in the
81).
Because the petition filed by the journalists
and social
action
behalf
group
seeking
judicial
redress
on
of
there
is
Corporation
infringement
of
the
Constitution of India.
Because in public interest litigation under Article 32 of the
Constitution of India. The Honble Supreme Court is free
to devise any procedure to provide safety to the lives of
i)
the people.
M.C. Mehta Vs. Union on India. 1987 (1) SCC 395
Because in this case it is the question of the precious lives
of the people of the whole country is concerned. It is due
to this reason the case is of paramount importance. It is
and
other
specialised
departments
has
have
pointed
and
concluded
that
the
food
of
the
adulteration
country.
and
The
other
problem
consumable
of
rising
products
food
is
check
on
the
Government
authorities
about
its
preparation
adulteration
to
combat
and
the
rising
adulteration
of
menace
other
of
food
consumable
Indian
citizens
in
danger.
Besides
zero
m)
n)
o)
p)
q)
country.
Because it is the necessity of the hour to formulate stricter
policies
regarding
food
adulteration
and
its
s)
consumable products.
Because there is a need of specialised agency in every
part of the country with powers to immediately search,
seize the adulterated food items and more laboratories to
specially check and confirm the adulteration needs to be
formed in every city of the country to counter and restrict
the menace of adulteration of food and other consumable
t)
items.
Because the present system and laws to tackle the
menace of adulteration of food and other consumable
items are not only inadequate but directly or indirectly
they are insufficient and toothless in controlling the
PRAYER
In the facts and circumstances of the case it is
therefore most respectfully prayed that this Honble Court
may graciously be pleased to:a) Issue an appropriate writ order or direction directing
the respondent-Union of India and other respondents
to take immediate necessary steps to formulate fresh
laws and guidelines to control the problem of rising
food
adulteration
and
adulteration
of
other
of
of
other
consumable
products
AND
FOR THIS ACT OF KINDNESS THE PETITIONER AS IN
DUTY BOUND, SHALL EVER PRAY.
Drawn by:
(J.P. Dhanda)
Advocate for the petitioner