https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200408 The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act was construed to permit valid appointments of Public Analysts and Food Inspectors where the statutory qualifications and appointment powers were satisfied. Legislative competence to prescribe food standards and define adulteration was upheld as within the Concurrent List, and the challenge under Article 19(1)(g) failed because exacting standards alone did not establish unreasonableness. The Act was also read to allow prosecution of a firm or other artificial person where the statutory scheme permits fine alone in appropriate cases, despite the general rule against mandatory imprisonment for such persons. Remaining objections, including factual disputes about adulteration and complaint defects, were left for trial. en-us Fri, 10 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:45:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200408 The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act was construed to permit valid appointments of Public Analysts and Food Inspectors where the statutory qualifications and appointment powers were satisfied. Legislative competence to prescribe food standards and define adulteration was upheld as within the Concurrent List, and the challenge under Article 19(1)(g) failed because exacting standards alone did not establish unreasonableness. The Act was also read to allow prosecution of a firm or other artificial person where the statutory scheme permits fine alone in appropriate cases, despite the general rule against mandatory imprisonment for such persons. Remaining objections, including factual disputes about adulteration and complaint defects, were left for trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200408