Delhi High Court - Orders
Signature Not Verified ... vs Commissioner (Food Safety), Govt. Of ... on 2 September, 2021
Author: Rekha Palli
Bench: Rekha Palli
$~40-85
* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(C) 3362/2015 & CMs 6020/2015, 9243/2015, 17726/2015,
16999/2017, 17859-60/2017, 19505/2018, 7957/2021
(41) WP(C) 3674/2015 & CM No.6551/2015
(42) WP(C) 3724/2015 & CM No.6634/2015
(43) WP(C) 4477/2015 & CM Nos.8095/2015, 17858/2017, 19525/2018,
18728/2020
(44) WP(C) 10742/2016 & CMs 42021-22/2016
(45) WP(C) 3241/2016 & CMs 13819-20/2016
(46) WP(C) 3415/2016 & CMs 14606/2016, 26854/2017
(47) WP(C) 3778/2016 & CMs 16090-91/2016
(48) WP(C) 3780/2016 & CMs 16094-95/2016
(49) WP(C) 4813/2016 & CM 20087/2016
(50) WP(C) 4937/2016 & CM 20544/2016
(51) WP(C) 4978/2016 & CM 20764/2016
(52) WP(C) 4979/2016 & CM 20766/2016
(53) WP(C) 5438/2016 & CMs 22628-29/2016
(54) WP(C) 5487/2016 & CMs 22851-52/2016
(55) WP(C) 5488/2016 & CMs 22853-54/2016
(56) WP(C) 5538/2016 & CM 23111/2016
(57) WP(C) 5539/2016 & CM 23113/2016
(58) WP(C) 5540/2016 & CM 23115/2016
(59) WP(C) 5546/2016 & CM 23127/2016
(60) WP(C) 5548/2016 & CM 23131/2016
(61) WP(C) 5553/2016 & CM 23141/2016
(62) WP(C) 1142/2017 & CM 5175/2017
(63) WP(C) 4036/2017 & CM 17756/2017
(64) WP(C) 4037/2017 & CM 17758/2017
(65) WP(C) 4362/2017& CM 19044/2017
(66) WP(C) 4365/2017 & CM 19049/2017
(67) WP(C) 13204/2018 & CM 51263/2018
(68) WP(C) 4936/2018 & CM 19058-59/2018
(69) WP(C) 4937/2018 & CM 19060-61/2018
(70) WP(C) 5387/2019 & CM 23660/2019
(71) WP(C) 5489/2019 & CM 24083/2019
(72) WP(C) 5499/2019 & CM 24144/2019
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(73) WP(C) 5881/2019 & CM 25550/2019
(74) WP(C) 5883/2019 & CMs 25554/2019, 15861-62/2020
(75) WP(C) 6006/2019& CM 25942/2019
(76) WP(C) 6010/2019 & CM 25960/2019
(77) WP(C) 6018/2019 & CM 26034/2019
(78) WP(C) 6019/2019 & CM 26036/2019, 15866-67/2020
(79) WP(C) 6279/2019 & CM 26865/2019
(80) WP(C) 7358/2019 & CM 30674/2019
(81) WP(C) 7359/2019 & CMs 30676/2019, 25023/2020
(82) WP(C) 7883/2019 & CM 32724/2019
(83) WP(C) 8313/2016 & CM 34454/2016
(84) WP(C) 4953/2020 & CM 17885/2020
(85) WP(C) 5934/2020 & CM 21448/2020
SUGANDHI SNUFF KING PVT. LTD. & ANR ..... Petitioners
M/S LOKNATH PRASAD GUPTA & ANR ..... Petitioners
S.K. TABACCO INDUSTRIES ..... Petitioner
DHARAMPAL SATYAPAL LIMITED & ORS ..... Petitioners
FOCUS TOWNSHIPS PRIVATE LIMITED ..... Petitioner
S.K. TOBACCO INDUSTRIES .....Petitioner
GANDHI TOBACCO PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
GOLDEN TOBACCO MANUFACTURING CO PVT. LTD
..... Petitioner
JAISWAL PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR ARYA ..... Petitioner
M/S SHIVAM BETELNUT PRIVATE LTD. ..... Petitioner
M/S S.N. AGRIFOODS PRIVATE LTD. ..... Petitioner
ASHOK & COMPANY PAN BAHAR LTD. ..... Petitioner
VISHNU TOBACCO PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
SUDESH PARSHAD ARUN KUMAR ..... Petitioner
M/S SATYAPAL SHIVKUMAR ..... Petitioner
M/S SHAMBHU KHAINI PVT LTD ..... Petitioner
M/S PRABHAT ZARDA FACTORY(INDIA)PVT.LTD
..... Petitioner
M/S RAJAT INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LTD. ..... Petitioner
MAHALAXMIDEVI FLAVOURS PRIVATE LTD ..... Petitioner
SOM PAN PRODUCTS PVT. LTD ..... Petitioner
MURARI LAL HARISH CHANDRA JAISWAL PVT. LTD
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..... Petitioner
M/S AGGARWAL TRADERS AND ANR ..... Petitioners
A.K. TRADING CO. ..... Petitioner
M/S SHIVAM BETELNUT PRIVATE LTD. ..... Petitioner
SSAF ENTERPRISES ..... Petitioner
S.R. TRADING CO. ..... Petitioner
SOM GLOBAL ZARDA PRIVATE LTD. ..... Petitioner
SHAMBHU KHAINI PRIVATE LTD. ..... Petitioner
S N AGRIFOODS PRIVATE LIMITED ..... Petitioner
RAJAT FOOD PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
VISHNU TOBACCO MANUFACTURING ..... Petitioner
RAS BAHAR FRAGRANCES LLP ..... Petitioner
K. Y. TOBACCO WORKS PRIVATE LTD. ..... Petitioner
SHAMBHU KHAINI PRIVATE LTD. ..... Petitioner
M/S S. N. AGRIFOODS PRIVATE LTD. ..... Petitioner
HARSH INFINITY FLAVOUR PVT. LTD. ..... Petitioner
JAISWAL PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
MURARI LAL HARISH CHANDRA JAISWAL PVT. LTD.
..... Petitioner
SOM GLOBAL ZARDA PRIVATE LTD. ..... Petitioner
AFT TOBACCO PRIVATE LIMITED ..... Petitioner
APEX FLAVOURS ..... Petitioner
TRIMURTI FRAGRANCES & FLAVOURS PVT LTD .... Petitioner
M/S MNS PERFUMES .....Petitioner
KAY PEE KHAINI PRIVATE LIMITED ...... Petitioner
SHRI RASBAHAR FRAGRANCES LLP ......Petitioner
Through Mr.Vivek Kohli, Sr.Adv. with
Mr.Nalin Talwar, Mr.Sunil Tyagi,
Ms.Prerna Kohli, Ms.Yeshi Rinchhen,
Ms.Ayushi Verma, Advs in item
nos.40,41,44,47,48,50-61,63-82,84.
Mr.Pavan Narang with Mr.Anish
Chawla, Mr.Shiven Khurana, Advs
for R-42 & 45.
Mr.Sanjai Kumar Pathak with
Ms.Shashi Pathak, Advs in item
no.43.
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versus
COMMISSIONER (FOOD SAFETY), GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI
& ANR. ..... Respondents
Through Mr.Rakesh Kumar,
CGSC with Mr.Raghav Nagar, Adv
for UOI in item nos.40, 41, 45, 46,
47, 48 & 50.
Mr. Devesh Singh, ASC for GNCTD
with Mr. Manas Bhatnagar, Adv. item
nos.41-85.
Mr.Ajay R. Digpaul, CGSC and
Mr.Kamal R. Digpaul, Advs. for UOI
item no.72.
Mr.R V Sinha, CGSC with
Mr.A.Singh, for UOI in item nos.80
& 81.
Mr.PP Singh, Adv for UOI in item
no.82.
Mr.Aditya Singla with Ms.Cheshta
Jetly, Advs for FSSAI in item nos.40-
85.
Mr.Abhay Prakash, CGSC for UOI in
item no.58 & 59, 61.
Mr.T.P.Singh, Adv CGSC for UOI in
item no.82.
Mr. B.S. Shukla, CGSC for UOI item
no.73 & 84.
Mr.Vivek Goyal, CGSC for UOI in
item no.75.
Mr.Anil Soni, CGSC for UOI in item
nos.47 & 48.
Mr.Kavindra Gill, GP for UOI in item
nos.40 & 44.
Mr.Vikram jetly, CGSC for UOI in
item nos.54,55,57.
Mr.Chetan Sharma, ASG with
Mr.Rakesh Kumar, CGSC for UOI in
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item no.40.
Mr.Anuj Aggarwal, ASC for GNCTD
in item no.71.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE REKHA PALLI
ORDER
% 02.09.2021
1. The present batch of writ petitions have been listed before this Court after being released from part heard by the predecessor Bench on 22.07.2021.
2. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter is likely to take sometime.
3. List the petitions on 14.12.2021.
CM APPL.28905/2021 in W.P.(C) 3362/2015 CM APPL.29410/2021 in W.P.(C) 5883/2019 CM APPL.29409/2021 in W.P.(C) 6019/2019 CM APPL.29411/2021 in W.P.(C) 7883/2019
4. The present applications seek amendment of the writ petitions in view of the fresh notification issued by the respondents on 06.08.2021.
5. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the present writ petitions have been pending before this Court since 2015 during which period the respondents have been issuing similar notifications compelling the petitioner to seek amendment of the petition to incorporate challenge to these subsequent notifications. He submits that since the respondents have now on 06.08.2021 issued a fresh notification in line with its earlier notifications, the present Signature Not Verified DigitallySigned By:GARIMA MADAN Signing Date:03.09.2021 18:01:05 applications have been necessitated. Learned counsel for the respondents are not in a position to dispute this plea.
6. In these circumstances, no reply to the applications is called for. The applications are accordingly allowed and the amended writ petitions are taken on record. The respondents are however granted liberty to file an additional affidavit, if any, within four weeks, in response to the additional prayers sought in the amended writ petitions. Reply, thereto, if any, by the petitioners be filed within four weeks thereafter.
REKHA PALLI, J SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 sr Signature Not Verified DigitallySigned By:GARIMA MADAN Signing Date:03.09.2021 18:01:05