Supreme Court of India · 1964-02-06
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH vs KARTAR SINGH
- Citation / case number
- SC 1962/116
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
- Respondent
- KARTAR SINGH
- Bench
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ),SARKAR, A.K.,WANCHOO, K.N.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the standards prescribed under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, specifically Sections 7 and 16(1)(a)(i), cannot be struck down as unreasonable or discriminatory without substantial evidence. The Court emphasized that a party claiming violation of Article 14 must provide detailed averments and scientific analysis to support their claims. The High Court's decision to acquit the respondent based on a perceived reasonable standard was overturned, reinforcing the validity of the prescribed Reichert values for ghee.