Supreme Court overturns synthetic squash beverage classification based on precedent. Decision set aside, consequential relief granted.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, overturning the classification of a synthetic squash as a beverage based on precedent. The lower court's decision was set aside, and consequential relief was granted, with no costs awarded.

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The Supreme Court allowed the appeal regarding the classification of a synthetic squash as a beverage, citing a previous judgment in Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories v. Collector of Central Excise, Meerut. The order under appeal was set aside, with consequential relief to follow and no costs awarded.

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