‘This Is Harassment’: HC Orders FDA to Pay ₹5 Lakh for Keeping Sweet Shop Licence Suspended Despite 98% Compliance
The court said the FDA should have lifted the suspension after a re-inspection found 98% compliance and ordered compensation within a month.
- On Monday, The Bombay High Court ordered the Maharashtra FDA to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to Pune-based Gurunanak Dairy and Sweets for maintaining a license suspension despite 98 per cent compliance.
- The FDA suspended the shop's license in June following food poisoning complaints, yet failed to restore operations after a July 13 re-inspection confirmed 98 per cent compliance, causing Rs 8.74 lakh in reported revenue loss.
- A bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad criticized the regulator's "strange policy and perverse" actions, noting that while the intent is laudable, the department is going "overboard" in suspending licenses.
- The court mandated the department to pay compensation within one month, permitting Gurunanak Dairy and Sweets to resume operations immediately and resolving the prolonged closure dispute.
- FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe stated he would examine the judicial order before responding, while the department maintains it follows prescribed legal processes regarding license suspensions.
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'You are going overboard': Bombay HC imposes ₹5 lakh cost on FDA for not restoring Pune shop's licence
Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said he would examine the order before responding — “We go as per the law, as per the processes, we follow it, and we implement it”
‘This is harassment’: HC orders FDA to pay ₹5 lakh for keeping sweet shop licence suspended despite 98% compliance
After the sweet shop submitted a compliance report on July 9, a re-inspection was carried out, and the FDA issued a 98% compliance report on July 13. However, the petitioner’s food licence suspension was not revoked, prompting it to move the high court
HC imposes Rs 5 lakh cost on FDA for not restoring Pune shop's license; 'You are going overboard'
Mumbai, Aug 17 (PTI) The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra FDA to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to a Pune-based sweets shop for keeping its license suspended despite a 98 per cent compliance report and causing losses, noting the regulator’s intent is laudable, but it’s going “overboard”. A bench of Acting Chief […]
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