Supreme Court of India

M/s Parakh Foods Ltd. v. State of A.P. & Anr.

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Reported as [2008] 5 S.C.R. 531
Bench P.P. Naolekar J.
Decided 27 March 2008

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, the appeal is allowed and the impugned finding of the High Court as regards misbranding and violation of Rule 370 of the PFA Rules is set aside.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 - Rule 37 - Labeling of edible oils and fats - Case of misbranding against manufacturer and seller of 'refined soyabean oil' - c Based on report of public analyst that pictures of vegetables on label of 'refined soyabean oil' exaggeration of quality of product - Held: Case of misbranding and violation of Rule 37 not made out - Pictures of vegetables on label was to depict that article of food could be used for cooking the vegetables shown in the picture' - Vegetables shown does not indicate ' ' the quality of soyabean oil nor exaggeration towards

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