First avail remedy of appeal to FDA chief before coming to court: HC to eatery

First avail remedy of appeal to FDA chief before coming to court: HC to eatery

UMA KADAM

The restaurant in its petition cited evidence of buying 1 kg of loose paneer. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mumbai | Silver Rate in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Petrol Price in Mumbai | Diesel Price in Mumbai | CNG Price in Mumbai | LPG Price in Mumbai Stay updated with the latest Mumbai news.

The high court had declined urgent relief to the Thane restaurant, orally remarking that it needs to “suffer” for a while for serving banned paneer to the public. FDA counsel P P Kakade said the restaurant is entitled under the law to first file an appeal against the food inspector’s order of suspension of FSSAI license. Last month too, the HC, after being critical of the regulator in several other matters, had turned its ire on an Udipi eatery for allegedly using banned analog paneer. The eatery, Udupi Swaad restaurant, had petitioned the HC against a recent suspension action ordered by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and sought interim relief. It challenged the suspension of its license without being first issued an improvement notice under the Food Safety and Standards Act and without a reasoned order. The Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna too observed orally that if the remedy is available in law, the restaurant needs to avail it first before coming to the HC. Download the TOI App.

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed a restaurant to first avail of the legally available choice of filing an appeal before the FDA commissioner against a suspension action.

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