https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=333639 Section 38 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 empowers Food Safety Officers to enter premises, take samples, seize suspected adulterated food or adulterants, and keep articles in safe custody, subject to the search and inspection safeguards under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Rule 2.1.3(4) of the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011 also permits sealing of premises for investigation where compliance with section 38(1)(c) or its proviso is not possible, including when the food business operator is unavailable. On the materials noted, the challenge was treated as premature because purchase and sales records were not produced despite notice. en-us Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 22:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=333639 Section 38 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 empowers Food Safety Officers to enter premises, take samples, seize suspected adulterated food or adulterants, and keep articles in safe custody, subject to the search and inspection safeguards under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Rule 2.1.3(4) of the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011 also permits sealing of premises for investigation where compliance with section 38(1)(c) or its proviso is not possible, including when the food business operator is unavailable. On the materials noted, the challenge was treated as premature because purchase and sales records were not produced despite notice. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=333639