Amathabhai Arjanbhai vs C. D. Patel

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

1981 Supreme(SC) 142

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
A.C. GUPTA AND BAHARUL ISLAM, JJ.
Amathabhai Arjanbhai, Petitioner
Versus
C. D. Patel and another, Respondents.
S. L. P. (Crl.) No. 3467 of 1979
Decided on 2-3-1981.

Headnote:
Food Adulteration – Mil deficiency - Public Analyst found the sample of milk deficient in fat content to the extent of 0.5% - Appellant submits that it was not possible to detect 0.5% deficiency of fat content in milk - Held, It was not put to the Food Inspector or to the Public Analyst who would have been proper person to answer question - Point also does not appear to have been taken in any of the three courts below - Petition dismissed.

JUDGMENT

BAHARUL ISLAM, J.:— The Public Analyst found the sample of milk deficient in fat content to the extent of 0.5%. The appellant submits that it was not possible to detect 0.5% deficiency of fat content in the milk. It was not put to the Food Inspector or to the Public Analyst who would have been the proper person to answer the question. The point also does not appear to have been taken in any of the three courts below.

2. The petition is rejected.

Petition dismissed.

For Citation : AIR 1982 SC 782

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