https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280746 Rule 7(3) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, which requires the Public Analyst to deliver the analysis report to the Local (Health) Authority within forty-five days, is treated as directory rather than mandatory. A delay in delivery does not, by itself, vitiate the prosecution because the rule regulates administrative compliance, not the validity of the analysis itself, and the scheme of the Act already contains safeguards for the accused. The prosecution is affected only if the accused shows actual prejudice from the delay. en-us Mon, 04 Feb 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 May 2019 15:40:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280746 Rule 7(3) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, which requires the Public Analyst to deliver the analysis report to the Local (Health) Authority within forty-five days, is treated as directory rather than mandatory. A delay in delivery does not, by itself, vitiate the prosecution because the rule regulates administrative compliance, not the validity of the analysis itself, and the scheme of the Act already contains safeguards for the accused. The prosecution is affected only if the accused shows actual prejudice from the delay. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 04 Feb 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280746