"Usurping State's Powers": Maharashtra Goes To Court Over Food Safety Rules

What happened: Maharashtra filed a petition through the State Commissioner of Food Safety challenging food safety rules, arguing the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 was meant to decentralise food regulation. Why it matters: The petition frames the dispute as the state's powers being usurped, putting the division of food regulation authority between state and central bodies before the court. Key numbers: Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

Maharashtra filed a petition through the State Commissioner of Food Safety challenging food safety rules, arguing the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 was meant to decentralise food regulation.

The petition frames the dispute as the state's powers being usurped, putting the division of food regulation authority between state and central bodies before the court. Key numbers: Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.