Jaisalmer: A court in Barmer imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on a person who owns a canteen at MPT Nagana for storing sub-standard food. The complaint was registered in 2018.
A food safety officer had found substandard curd at the canteen during an inspection on July 10, 2018. Later, on the complaint registered by the official, the court heard both sides. Additional district magistrate O P Vishnoi imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on the canteen owner and ordered him to deposit the money in the state treasury.
The food safety officer submitted complaint under Section 151 of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 against canteen owner Mathiraj, a resident of Tamil Nadu, Kuntal pal, a resident Badeyapur and Harshvardhan Purkarna, a resident of Rajajipuram.
