Supreme Court of India
State (delhi Administration) v. Puran Mal
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We are of the opinion that the High Court was clearly wrong in its inter-pretation of s. 2(I)(f).
Judgment, page 8
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Prtvt•lion of Food Adulteration Act_, 1954-S.2( J) (/)-Living worms found in the s•mplt-Distinction between, a worm and an 'ins-ect'-Pub/ic Analyst's report silent-Whether the food mmple was WOTln-Infesttd or insect -Infested or adulterated or unifit for human consumption-Sample-If could be termed "adulterated." Words and Phrases-"Or is otherwise unfit for human consumption" appearifllf i• s. 2(1) (!)-Meaning of. Section 2(1) (f) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Provides that an article of food shall be deemed to be adulterated if the article consists wholly or ia part of any
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