Supreme Court asks the Centre and State Governments to file Responses to a Plea demanding Stringent Laws to prevent Food Adulteration in the Country

On Monday, a 3 judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justices Arun Kumar Mishra and Amitava Roy heard a Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Vineet Dhanda. The petition raised several alarming issues regarding food adulteration in the country. The petition read that, "Existing laws regarding food adulteration are incapable of punishing the...