Banning pan masala: HC asks Govt. to issue fresh order

By Our Staff Reporter

KOCHI, MAY 31. A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to issue a fresh notification banning the manufacture, storage and sale of pan masala in the State.

The interim direction was issued by a Bench comprising the Chief Justice, Ms. K.K. Usha, and Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph as the State Government submitted that there were some flaws in the 1998 order banning the manufacture, storage and sale of pan masala.

When a pending writ petition filed by Mr. P.K. Abdul Khader and others of Thrissur came up today, the State Government submitted that it was prepared to withdraw the flawed order and introduce a fresh one. The notification was issued under Section 7(IV) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.

According to the Section, the State Government can ban adulterated food for a temporary period.

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