India’s Top Apex consumer court accepts Nestle case against govt’s Rs 640 crore suit

The Top apex Consumer court on Monday had accepted for its alleged unfair trade practices pertaining to Maggi instant noodles and posted the next date of hearing for Sep 30.

The bench of the NCRDC National Consumer Disputed Redressal Commission, Justice JK Jain and Justice BC Mehta has precided over, Also wanted to look into fresh reports from testing of the most popular 2 Minute maggie instant noodles accredited by laboratories.

Bunch of Maggie packets

“The court has sought fresh, sealed samples to be tested by accredited labs. Further course of action will be decided by the ministry” Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain said. Maggi instant noodles, by selling “defective and hazardous products” has caused injury to millions of consumers, which called for this class action suit.

Last week, Nestle India had got a significant respite with the Bombay High Court lifting the ban on the sale of nine various instant noodle brand and ordering fresh tests in three separate labs to ascertain that the products complied with the country’s food safety norms.

The Centre said in this case, the main question is whether the company has been selling products which, as per the “temporarious guidelines”, are not right. “As on today, what fresh material do you have to show as the earlier has been rejected by the high court,” the Bench said.

The conditional relief came following a petition filed by Nestle challenging the regulatory order of June 5 for the withdrawal and recall of nine variants of “Maggi Instant Noodles” and “Maggi Oats Masala Noodles with Tastemaker”.

In Factory Maggie packets

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the industry watchdog, had said in its ban-order of June 5 that tests conducted on a batch of Maggi were found to contain more-than-permissible levels of lead and high quantities of mono-sodium glutamate (MSG).

The Centre has also sought an interest of 18 per cent per annum on the amount claimed by it in the complaint till the date of actual payment of the total amount.

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