Supreme Court of India

Manik Hiru Jhangiani v. State of M.p

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Reported as [2023] 16 S.C.R. 551
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Sanjay Karol JJ.
Decided 14 December 2023

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Issue for consideration: The question arose when the penal action can be taken under both the statutes- Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, which statute would prevail. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) – ss. 52 , 89 – Overriding eff ect of this Act over all other food related laws: Held: ff ect of s. 89 is that if there is an inconsistency between the provisions of the PFA and the FSSA, s. 89 would operate, and provisions of the FSSA would prevail over the provisions of the PFA to the ext ent to which the same are inconsistent –

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