WP (C) No.6791/2008 & WP(Crl.) No.244/2010

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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WP (C) No.6791/2008 & WP(Crl.) No.244/2010

Date of Hearing: 09.12.2011

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Date of Decision: 28.02.2012

1) WP(C) No.6791/2008

PEPSICO INDIA HOLDINGS PVT. LTD.

…..Petitioner

Through: Mr. Maninder Singh,

Senior Advocate with Mr. Dheeraj

Nair and Mr. Divyam Agarwal

Versus

UNION OF INDIA

…..Respondent

Through Mr.Ravinder Agarwal

2) WP (Crl.) No.244/2010

B.C. SHARMA & ANOTHER

…..Petitioner

Through: Sudhir Chandra,

Senior Advocate with

Mr. Rajesh Batra

Versus

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

…..Respondent

Through Mr. B.V. Niren for

respondent No.1

Mr. M.Y. Khan for respondent

No.4

CORAM :-

HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW

2012:DHC:1417-DB

WP (C) No.6791/2008 & WP(Crl.) No.244/2010

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A.K. SIKRI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

1. In both these writ petitions challenge laid is to the same provision,

namely, definition of „Food‟ contained in Section 2 (v) of the Prevention

of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as „the PFA

Act‟). This Section reads as under:-

“(v)“food” means any arti