IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 334 of 1999(M) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SRI. VISHNU PICKLES, REPRESENTED BY MANAGING PARTNER, VISHNU NAMBUTHIRI, MANAKKAD.P.O., THODUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.SHAJI, SRI.P.V. SREEDHARAN NAYAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, NEW DELHI. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, NIRMAL BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 3. DIRECTOR, FRUIT AND VEGETALE PROCESSING, MINISTRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, PANCHASHEEL BHAVAN, KHEL MARG, NEW DELHI. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. FOOD INSPECTOR, CHALAKKUDY CIRCLE, CHALAKUDY, TRISSUR DISTRICT. O.P. NO. 334/1999-M: *6. JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE, CHALAKKUDY. 6TH RESPONDENT DELETED AS PER ORDER DATED 15/02/99 IN C.M.P. 6259/1999. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.A. SALIM. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/01/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON C.M.P. NO. 512/1999 IN O.P. NO. 334/1999-M DISMISSED 25/01/2008. SD/- P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE SPECIFICATION FOR “OIL PICKLES” LAID DOWN BY F.P.O. APPEARING IN CHAPTER XVIII OF THE FRUIT PRODUCTS ORDER 1955. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST REPORT N S.T. 2816/96 ON the FILE OF THE JUDL. IST CLASS MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CHALAKUDY. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE F.P.O. LICENCE NO. 8123 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT IN S.T. 2816/96 OF THE JUDL. IST CLASS MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CHALAKUDY. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE ORDER IN O.P. NO. 25255/98 OF THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA DTD. 21/12/1998. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// prv. P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------------------------------------------- O.P.NO.334 OF 1999-M -------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner challenges the validity of entry A.16.16 in Appendix B to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955. The challenge to the said entry was repelled by a Division Bench of this Court in O.P.No.2255 of 1994 and connected cases. In the light of the said decision, this original petition is dismissed. No costs. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. cl . 2 P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. O.P.NO.334 OF 1999-M JUDGMENT 25th January, 2008.