Maggi-lovers rejoice! Bombay High Court lifts ban on the two-minute noodles
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In a relief for Nestle India and Maggi lovers, the Bombay High Court has lifted the ban imposed on the sale of Maggi noodles for six weeks.
However, this is conditional to fresh tests conducted on all the recalled variants of Maggi noodles by three pre-approved laboratories. The High Court has allowed Nestle India to send five samples of each variant of the noodles for fresh testing to three labs in Punjab, Hyderabad and Jaipur.
Nestle India is also expected to apply for an approval to sell Maggi Oats noodles.
The Bombay High Court said that a ban on Maggi was a violation of principle of natural justice.
However, in defence, the FFSAI lawyer said that the HC order was conditional. He also clarified that Nestle India can only start manufacturing after a clearance is received.
The Bombay High Court was slated to pronounce a verdict over whether or not FSSAI was right in banning Maggi noodles manufactured by Nestle India.
He also said that this verdict may have a bearing on the class action suit that the government filed against Nestle India on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution had on Wednesday filed a complaint under Section 12(1) (d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ( NCDRC) against Nestle India, seeking nearly Rs 640 crore penalty on grounds of unfair trade practices, sale of defective goods and sale of Maggi Oats Noodles to the public without product approval.
A fine amounting to nearly Rs 640 crore, the government had said that the penalty can go higher going ahead.
At the time of writing, 1145 hours, shares of Nestle India were trading at up 4.45% at Rs 6,460 per share. On Wednesday, after the government suit, Nestle India's shares had shed nearly 2% gains.
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