Supreme Court of India
Academy of Nutrition Improvement and Ors. v. Union of India
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above and to do complete justice between 8 the parties in the interest of public health, in exercise of our jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution, we direct the continuation of the ban contained in Rule 44-1 for a period of six months.
Judgment, page 43
From the headnote
Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955: c r. 44-1 - Constitutionality of - r. 44-1 providing for restriction on sale of non-iodised common salt for human consumption - Writ petitions challenging the compulsory iodisation of sale for human consumption - Held: Government of India has taken note of scientific and medical inputs, research results and survey data to conclude that compulsory iodisation is the most effective and accepted method for elimination of iodine deficiency disorders and that consumption of iodised salt by persons not suffering from iodine deficiency will not adversely
Authorities it was built on
- 1991 K. Veeraswami v. Union of India and Others
- 1998 Supreme Court Bar Association v. Union of India
- 1984 Indian Express Newspapers (bombay) Private Ltd. & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc. Etc.
- 1989 Supreme Court Employees Welfare Association Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Anr. Etc. Etc.
- 2007 Directorate of Film Festivals and Ors. v. Gaurav Ashwin Jain and Ors.
- 2007 J.K. Industries Ltd. & Anr v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1988 General Officer Commanding-in-chief & Anr. v. Subhash Chandra Yadav & Anr.
- 1975 Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Kacheroo Mal
- 1989 Dineshchandra Jamnadas Gandhi v. State of Gujarat and Anr.
- 1965 Godde Venkateswara Rao v. Government of Andhra Pradesh and Others
Where later benches applied it
- 2024 Gene Campaign & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2024 Naresh Chandra Agrawal v. E Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Others
- 2020 State of M.P. & Ors. v. Rakesh Sethi & Anr.
- 2022 Jacob Puliyel v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2019 Union of India & Anr. Etc. v. Bgp Products Operations Gmbh and Hagene Immermatt Weg. & Anr. Etc.
- 2015 Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board v. Indraprastha Gas Limited & Ors.
- 2017 Power Machines India Limited v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.
Of those, 3 relied on · 1 distinguished · 3 referred to
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