India, Oct. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Bombay High Court order directing the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pay Rs.5 lakh compensation to a Pune-based sweet and dairy products establishment, holding that the food safety authorities had acted in the interest of public health, according to FDA officials.

The order was passed on October 5 in the case of the State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. M/s. Gurunanak Dairy & Sweets.

The case arose from a FDA inspection conducted on June 12 following a complaint of alleged food poisoning. Officers from the FDA's Pune office inspected the establishment and found deficiencies relating to hygiene, record maintenance, labelling and personal hygiene of employees. The establ...