NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 30 the plea of Jammu and Kashmir traders’ body challenging a High Court order asking them to give an undertaking that if “prima facie” the food items supplied by them are found to be adulterated then their units would be liable to be sealed.
The plea of Jammu and Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation was mentioned before the vacation bench comprising Justices P C Pant and D Y Chandrachud, which listed the matter for hearing on May 30.
Senior advocate Jayant Bhushan, appearing for the federation, said the interim order of April 24 of Jammu and Kashmir High Court in a “suo moto PIL is illegal as petitions on similar facts are pending adjudication before the apex court.”
“…Special leave petitions are pending adjudication before this Court and during pendency of the said SLPs fresh order passed by the High Court(Impugned Order) on identical facts ought not have been passed by the High Court,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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