Supreme Court of India

M. V. Krishnan Nambissan v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [1966] 3 S.C.R. 373
Bench K. Subba Rao J.
Decided 18 January 1966

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the order of the High Court is set aside and that Qf the District Magistrate is restored.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (37 of 1954), ss. 7 and 16(1) (a)(i) and Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, rr. 5, 44 and Ap,.endi:x -Butter-mi1k-Standard of quality whether specified. The appellant was the manager of a dairy farm. He was charged with an offence under ss. 7 and 16(1) (a) (i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, read with r. 44 of the Prevention of Food Adul­ teration Rules, 1955, in that, he exposed for sale skimmed thick butter­ milk, which to analysis, was fonnd to be adulterated with water tD the extent of 11 per cent, and had thus not maintained the

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