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In God's own country, colas are back
[ 22 Sep, 2006 1135hrs IST
PTI ]
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2017851.cms
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed the state government's order banning production and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the state.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice VK Bali and Justice M Ramachandran, passed the order on petitions filed by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd and Pepsi India Holding Private Ltd challenging the ban of beverages in the state.
The bench upheld the contention of the two soft drink companies that the state government had no jurisdiction to impose a ban on manufacture and sale of their products. In a petition, the cola giants said that the ban was unconstitutional and their products were safe to consume.
Last month, the Kerala government had banned the products after Delhi-based NGO Centre for Science and Environment allegedly found pesticide residues in various soft drinks of the two companies.
[ 22 Sep, 2006 1135hrs IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2017851.cms
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed the state government's order banning production and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the state.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice VK Bali and Justice M Ramachandran, passed the order on petitions filed by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd and Pepsi India Holding Private Ltd challenging the ban of beverages in the state.
The bench upheld the contention of the two soft drink companies that the state government had no jurisdiction to impose a ban on manufacture and sale of their products. In a petition, the cola giants said that the ban was unconstitutional and their products were safe to consume.
Last month, the Kerala government had banned the products after Delhi-based NGO Centre for Science and Environment allegedly found pesticide residues in various soft drinks of the two companies.
