In a move that could make the going tougher for food processors in their fight against a possible ban on the sale of junk foods in and near schools, a prominent Indian school has asked to be made party to the legal case.
Case to ban junk foods near schools
The Delhi High Court said today that it had admitted a plea by the students of Father Agnel School, a national chain of convent schools, asking to be heard out before passing any order in on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the ban.
The PIL was originally filed by a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation, Uday Foundation, a year ago where it asked for the sale of junk food and aerated drinks to be outlawed in schools as well as within a 500-metre radius. ....read more
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