Adjudicating Officer required to make an enquiry before imposing penalty

The Adjudicating Officer under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Act of 2006) is required to make an enquiry before imposing penalty over the person charged for violation of Section 26(2) of the FSS Act of 2006. 1. Feeling aggrieved against the order dated 28.11.2014 passed by the Additional District Magistrate-cum-Adjudicating Officer under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (hereinafter called as “the FSS Act of 2006”), Rajnandgaon in Case No. 01/F.S.S.A./2013, the petitioner herein has challenged the impugned order by which the said Authority in exercise of powers conferred ...