New Delhi: The Supreme Court refused to grant any interim relief to the Kerala government, which had challenged the High Court's decision to lift a ban imposed on sale of Pepsi and Coke in the state.
A bench comprising Justice A R Lakshman and Justice Altmas Kabir, however, issued notices to PepsiCo India Holdings Ltd and Hindustan Coca-Cola Pvt Ltd and asked them to file replies in four weeks.
A division bench of the Kerala High Court had, on September 22 last year, held that the state was not empowered to prohibit the manufacture and sale of cola drinks.
Kerala government had in August 2006 notified the ban on these products following findings by NGO Centre for Science and Environment that the drinks contained pesticide residues beyond the permissible level and were not fit for human consumption.
(With agency inputs)
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