SC imposes exemplary costs of Rs 5 lakh on petitioner seeking ban on sale of soft drinks; says invocation of Art 32 was an abuse of process

"The petition has been filed without the petitioner having any technical knowledge on the subject. The source of his assertions has not been substantiated", the Court noted.

Soft Drinks

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11 Jun 2020, 2:35 pm

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The Supreme Court today came down heavily on a social worker who had moved Supreme Court with a PIL seeking a ban on the sale of soft drinks such as Coca Cola, Thumbs Up, among others (Umedsinh P Chavda v. Union of India and ors.)

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Supreme Court of India

Justice DY Chandrachud

Justice Hemant Gupta

Coca Cola

Ajay Rastogi