date:Mar 25, 2019
forbidden by law. Use of carbide is confined to industrial purposes only, the bench said.
The bench also took note of the suggestion of the amicus curiae who mentioned the case of Tamil Nadu, which has 550 food safety officers to check food adulteration and chemical ripening of fruits. In comparison, both Telugu states combined do not even possess 5 percent of them, the amicus curiae pointed out.
In August 2015, a bench of acting Chief Justice Dilip B Bhosale and Justice S V Bhatt had taken up