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Insecticides Act, 1968

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M/S. CHEMINOVA INDIA LTD. & ANR.versusSTATE OF PUNJAB & ANR.

2021 INSC 381Leave Granted & Allowed

The appellants, manufacturers of the insecticide Trizophos 40% EC, were charged with misbranding after laboratory analysis showed the active ingredient was only 34.70%. Samples were taken on 10 February 2011, sent to the Insecticide Testing Laboratory, Ludhiana, and the first analysis report was …

M/S CHEMINOVA INDIA LIMITED & ANR.versusSTATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

2021 INSC 381Case Partly allowed

M/s Cheminova India Ltd, a pesticide manufacturer, and its former Managing Director were charged under the Insecticides Act, 1968 for misbranding insecticide products after laboratory tests showed lower active ingredient than labeled. The State of Punjab filed a complaint alleging offences under …

INDOFIL INDUSTRIES LTD. AND ORS.versusSTATE OF PUNJAB

2017 INSC 585Dismissed

Indofil Industries Ltd. and others were prosecuted under the Insecticides Act for a misbranded insecticide and sought to quash the criminal complaint, contending that the spare sample had been sent to the Central Insecticides Laboratory (CIL) before any proceedings, violating Section 22(6)(ii) and …

M/S SHOBIKAA IMPEX PVT. LTD. AND ANR.versusCENTRAL MEDICAL SERVICES SOCIETY AND ORS.

2016 INSC 1201Dismissed

The appellants, Mis Shobikaa Impex Pvt. Ltd. and a related entity, submitted a bid for a government tender to supply long‑lasting insecticide nets but failed to produce a Central Insecticide Board (CIB) registration certificate at the time of bid opening. The tender documents, as amended, required …

M/S. NORTHERN MINERALS LTD. & ORS.versusRAJASTHAN GOVT. & ANR.

2016 INSC 353Appeal(s) allowed

M/s Northern Minerals Ltd. and its directors were prosecuted under the Insecticides Act, 1968 after a seized sample of their product was declared mis‑branded by the State Pesticide Testing Laboratory. The appellants filed a show‑cause notice, indicated their intention to contest the analyst's …

NORTHERN MINERAL LTD.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

2010 INSC 365Appeal(s) allowed

Northern Mineral Ltd., a manufacturer of insecticides, was served with a report from the Regional Pesticides Testing Laboratory stating that a sample of its product did not meet specifications. The company notified the Insecticide Inspector, within 28 days, of its intention to adduce evidence in …

STATE OF HARYANAversusUNIQUE FARMAID (P.) LTD. AND ORS.

1999 INSC 462Dismissed

The Insecticide Inspector collected samples of a monochrotophos insecticide and, after a quality‑control laboratory report declared them misbranded, issued notices to the shop‑keeper and the manufacturer, Unique Farmaid Pvt. Ltd. The manufacturer requested that the samples be re‑analysed by the …

SONIC ELECTROCHEM AND ANR.versusSALES TAX OFFICER AND ORS.

1998 INSC 301Dismissed

Sonic Electrochem, the manufacturer of JET‑MAT, challenged the classification of its product as a "mosquito repellent" under Entry 129 of Schedule II Part A of the Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969, arguing that the product is an insecticide and should enjoy the partial exemption provided under Entry 98. …

DR.ASHOKversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1997 INSC 466Disposed off

Dr. Ashok filed a public‑interest petition under Article 32 seeking a ban on 40 insecticides and chemicals deemed hazardous to health. The Union of India set up an expert committee, issued notifications cancelling the registration of certain insecticides and restricting others. Manufacturers …

THE STATE OF PUNJABversusNATIONAL ORGANIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.

1996 INSC 1229Dismissed

The State of Punjab prosecuted National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd. for allegedly selling an adulterated insecticide, Monocil. An Insecticide Inspector seized two samples, sent one to the Public Analyst who reported the product non‑conforming, and issued a show‑cause notice. The respondent …