SC issues notice to salt manufacturers

The Supreme Court has issued notice to salt manufacturers' body and others on the Centre's plea seeking transfer of petitions challenging a government notification that banned sale and consumption of non-iodised salt (common salt). A bench headed by Justice S B Sinha sought reply from the Gujarat Foundation for Development Alternatives and Gandhi Irwin Salt Manufacturers Association, the petitioners who had challenged before the Gujarat High Court the notification - GSR 670 E of 17th November, 2005 restricting selling of common salt, unless it was iodised, for human consumption. The notification issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has come into effect from May 2006. There are similar other petitions also pending before the apex court. Stating that the petitions involved substantial questions of law of public importance, the Centre said it took the necessary action to impose restriction on production, sale and use of non-iodised salt gradually under it National Goiter Control Programme in Anedmic Goiter areas of 15 states and three Union Territories.

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