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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Reserved on: 25.07.2022

Pronounced on: 27.09.2022

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W.P.(C) 3362/2015 and C.M. Nos. 6020/2015, 9243/2015,

17726/2015,

16999/2017,

17859-860/2017,

19505/2018

&

7957/2021

(LEAD MATTER)

SUGANDHI SNUFF KING PVT. LTD. & ANR. ..... Petitioners

Through:

Mr.

C.S.

Vaidyanathan,

Dr.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mr.

Vivek Kohli, Senior Advocates

alongwith Mr. Nalin Talwar, Mr.

Sunil Tyagi, Mr. Manoj Gupta, Ms.

Yeshi Rinchhen, Mr. Akash Yadav,

Mr. Kustubh Singh and Mr. Juvas

Rawal, Advocates.

versus

COMMISSIONER (FOOD SAFETY)

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI

..... Respondent

Through:

Mr.

Bhagvan

Swarup

Shukla,

CGSC with Mr. Sarvan Kumar,

Advocate.

Mr. Aditya Singla and Ms. A.

Sahitya Veena, Advocates for

FSSAI.

Mr. Kavindra Gill, Advocate for

UOI

Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr.

Rakesh Kumar and Mr. Sunil,

Advocates for UOI.

This is a digitally signed Judgement.

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Mr. Rahul Mehra, Senior Advocate

alongwith Mr. Gautam Narayan,

ASC with Mr. Chaitanya Gosain

and Ms. Asmita Singh, Advocates

for GNCTD.

Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC with

Ms. Sanjana Nangia and Ms.

Shreya

Gupta,

Advocates

for

GNCTD

+

W.P.(C) 10368/2021 and C.M. No. 31897/2021

BG TOBACO PRODUCTS

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr.

C.S.

Vaidyanathan,

Dr.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mr.

Vivek Kohli, Senior Advocates

alongwith Mr. Nalin Talwar, Mr.

Sunil Tyagi, Mr. Manoj Gupta, Ms.

Yeshi Rinchhen, Mr. Akash Yadav,

Mr. Kustubh Singh and Mr. Juvas

Rawal, Advocates.

versus

COMMISSIONER FOOD SAFETY

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

..... Respondents

Through:

Mr.

Manish

Mohan

and

Mr.Devendra Kumar, Advocates

for UOI.

Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Mr. Sanyam

Suri, Ms.Ayushi Bansal and Ms.

Aishwarya Sharma, Advocates for

respondent No. 1/ GNCTD.

Mr. Rahul Mehra, Senior Advocate

alongwith Mr. Gautam Narayan,

ASC with Mr. Chaitanya Gosain

This is a digitally signed Judgement.

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and Ms. Asmita Singh, Advocates

for GNCTD.

Mr. Aditya Singla and Ms. A.

Sahitya Veena, Advocates for

FSSAI.

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W.P.(C) 4576/2020 and C.M. No. 16522/2020

KAMNA INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr.

C.S.

Vaidyanathan,

Dr.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mr.

Vivek Kohli, Senior Advocates

alongwith Mr. Nalin Talwar, Mr.

Sunil Tyagi, Mr. Manoj Gupta, Ms.

Yeshi Rinchhen, Mr. Akash Yadav,

Mr. Kustubh Singh and Mr. Juvas

Rawal, Advocates.

versus

COMMISSIONER (FOOD SAFETY),

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SAFETY,

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

.. Respondents

Through:

Mr. Aditya Singla and Ms. A.

Sahitya Veena, Advocates for

FSSAI.

Mr. Rahul Mehra, Senior Advocate

alongwith Mr. Gautam Narayan,

ASC with Mr. Chaitanya Gosain

and Ms. Asmita Singh, Advocates

for GNCTD.

+

W.P.(C) 4689/2020 and C.M. No. 16882/2020

VB TOBACCO PRIVATE LIMITED

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr.

C.S.

Vaidyanathan,

Dr.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mr.

This is a digitally signed Judgement.

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Vivek Kohli, Senior Advocates

alongwith Mr. Nalin Talwar, Mr.

Sunil Tyagi, Mr. Manoj Gupta, Ms.

Yeshi Rinchhen, Mr. Akash Yadav,

Mr. Kustubh Singh and Mr. Juvas

Rawal, Advocates.

Versus

COMMISSIONER (FOOD SAFETY),

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

.. Respondents

Through:

Mr. Rahul Mehra, Senior Advocate

alongwith Mr. Gautam Narayan,

ASC with Mr. Chaitanya Gosain

and Ms. Asmita Singh, Advocates

for GNCTD

+

W.P.(C) 4752/2020 and C.M. No. 17149/2020

KRISHNA TRADERS

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr.

C.S.

Vaidyanathan,

Dr.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mr.

Vivek