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Considering the fact that this writ petition has a direct impact on the issue involved in Crl.A. No.476-478/2012 @ SLP (Crl.) No.9346-48/2010, let these matters may also be tagged along with this writ petition.

Learned counsel appearing for the State of Punjab would ascertain as to whether any SLP is pending against the judgment in Jatinder Kumar Jain v. State of Punjab, 2008 (2) FAC 437.

Learned counsel for the petitioner brought to our knowledge a study conducted by the Himalayan Institute of Medical Science, Jolly Grant, Dehradun (HIMS), Report of which is published in Indian Journal of Community Health, Vol.24, No.3, July 2012-Sep.2012, which indicates that the milk samples of nearby places were subjected to certain tests to ascertain adulteration. The Milk Adulteration Test Kit supplied by NICE Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., (an ISO 9001 certified Company) were chemically tested for the detection of urea, neutralizers, detergents, hydrogen peroxide, sodium chloride and presence of acidity and heat stability etc. Test report ultimately indicates that all the milk samples including double toned milk collected from different places showed presence of urea and detergents as common adulterants. The State of Uttaranchal would take note of the study conducted by the above Institution and submit their response within two weeks. The Registry is directed to make available a copy of the affidavit filed by the VOICE Society, on 3.2.2014, to the learned counsel for the State of Uttaranchal.

We have perused the affidavit filed by the the State of Maharashtra, paragraph 8(c) of the same is extracted herein:-

"Since 05/08/2011 to 31/03/2013 I say that 1466 milk samples are taken for testing their quality and out of 1466 samples, it was found that 356 samples were not up to the standard, and 33 samples were reported unsafe as they were containing milk powder and or added sugar. No sample was reported containing adulterants like formalin, Urea and detergent."