The High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to take immediate steps to curb the manufacture and sale of packaged drinking water without valid licences.
Hearing a petition by Lochamesh Hugar, a resident of Hubli, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna directed the State to take necessary action as per Food Adulteration Act and Rules, 1954. It has ordered notice to the State and Central governments.
The petitioner had stated that most of these firms were manufacturing and selling packaged drinking water without valid licence. He said that under Rule 49 of Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 2000, no person shall manufacture, sell or exhibit packaged water without licence. The petitioner submitted that the authorities had failed to perform their duties.
He said that though ISI certification is mandatory, the manufacturers do not go for it so that they can avoid VAT. The petitioner submitted that there are at least a hundred such companies operating across the State.
Directing the respondents to take necessary steps to prevent manufacture and sale of drinking water without ISI certification, the division bench ordered notice to the State Food and Civil Supplies Department, deputy commissioners of all districts and the Centre.
Groundwater
The High Court has directed the State and the Union governments to apprise it of the steps taken to implement norms for curbing overexploitation of groundwater.
H N M Prasad of a Bangalore-based Power Water and Energy Audit had filed a petition challenging the commercial use of groundwaters by some of the water suppliers in the State.
He contended that water being a natural resources no individual has rights or title to exploit resources for commercial purpose. He said nothing has been done to implement the existing rules to check exploitation of water and sought the court to direct the authorities to notify Bangalore and peripheral areas within 50-km radius.
The Division Bench directed the petitioners to implead BBMP in the matter and ordered notices to Central Ground Water Board, Chief Secretary and others.
Hearing a petition by Lochamesh Hugar, a resident of Hubli, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna directed the State to take necessary action as per Food Adulteration Act and Rules, 1954. It has ordered notice to the State and Central governments.
The petitioner had stated that most of these firms were manufacturing and selling packaged drinking water without valid licence. He said that under Rule 49 of Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 2000, no person shall manufacture, sell or exhibit packaged water without licence. The petitioner submitted that the authorities had failed to perform their duties.
He said that though ISI certification is mandatory, the manufacturers do not go for it so that they can avoid VAT. The petitioner submitted that there are at least a hundred such companies operating across the State.
Directing the respondents to take necessary steps to prevent manufacture and sale of drinking water without ISI certification, the division bench ordered notice to the State Food and Civil Supplies Department, deputy commissioners of all districts and the Centre.
Groundwater
The High Court has directed the State and the Union governments to apprise it of the steps taken to implement norms for curbing overexploitation of groundwater.
H N M Prasad of a Bangalore-based Power Water and Energy Audit had filed a petition challenging the commercial use of groundwaters by some of the water suppliers in the State.
He contended that water being a natural resources no individual has rights or title to exploit resources for commercial purpose. He said nothing has been done to implement the existing rules to check exploitation of water and sought the court to direct the authorities to notify Bangalore and peripheral areas within 50-km radius.
The Division Bench directed the petitioners to implead BBMP in the matter and ordered notices to Central Ground Water Board, Chief Secretary and others.
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