ORDER

A. P. SAHI, J (PRESIDENT)

1.      Espousing the cause of the Indian population comprising  of millions of consumers, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India has stepped out to institute this Complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 urging that the express misrepresentation, deceptive activities and utilisation of possibly hazardous substances in its products, the Opposite Party has indulged in the manufacturing and selling of its products which is not only unsafe from the point of view of the health of the citizens of this country, but is also a violation of the laws that are structured to protect consumers.  The prayer is to prevent the OP from undertaking any unwanted or undesirable manufacturing activity of a commodity that is likely to jeopardize the general health conditions of the citizenry, who on extensive scale consume the products of the Opposite Party, namely, Maggi Masala Noodles with tastemaker, Maggi Oats Masala Noodles with alleged tastemaker and other variants with the alleged deceptive labelling of the product by reciting "No Added MSG" on such products.

2.      The nature of the allegations made in the larger interest of consumers alleg