FIRST APPEAL FROM ORDER No. 853 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD FIRST APPEAL FROM ORDER No. - 853 of 2026 Sanjeev Gupta .....Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Abhay Pratap Singh, Jahnavi Tripathi, Sachin Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Court No. - 39 HON'BLE ABDUL SHAHID, J. 1. Heard Sri Abhay Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the appellant. 2. The present First Appeal From Order has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 02.01.2026 passed by the learned District Judge /Presiding Officer - Food Safety Appellate Tribunal, Moradabad in Regular Civil Appeal No. 74/2020 Sanjeev Gupta vs. State of UP and others and order dated 27.07.2020 passed in Case no.2006/2018 State vs. Sanjeev Gupta passed by the A.D.M.(Finance)/Adjudicating Officer, Badaun by which the appellant has been held liable for 'Misbranding' and fine has been imposed as punishment. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that a distinction exists regarding the requirement of continuous diligence and further contended that, under Section 3(zy) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the term "Tribunal" means the Food Safety Appellate Tribunal established under Sect