Sonai Food Marketing Contempt Case Dismissed

Authority: High Court at Calcutta, Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side

Order Date: 18/09/2026

Case Overview

• Parties: M/S. Sonai Food Marketing Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. (Petitioners) vs. Jayanta Roy, District Controller, Food & Supplies, North 24‑Parganas (Respondent).
• Proceedings: Contempt application CPAN/343/2025 filed under WPA/9680/2022. Advocates for petitioners: Ramanand Agarwal, Nibedita Paul, Sonam Ray, Ram Charan Agarwal. Advocate for the State: (unnamed).
• Background: The petition sought contempt proceedings alleging non‑compliance with the directions dated 10 December 2024 issued by this Court.
• Petitioner’s Submission: The petitioners submitted that the directions dated 10 December 2024 have been fully complied with and produced a copy of the license issued pursuant to that order.

Court Observations & Reasoning

1. The Court accepted the petitioners’ submission that the required compliance has been achieved.

2. The license issued in accordance with the earlier order was accepted as evidence and the Court directed that a copy of this license be kept with the record.

3. Since compliance was demonstrated, the Court found no remaining issue to adjudicate in the contempt application.

4. Consequently, the contempt charges were dropped.

Final Outcome

• The contempt application CPAN/343/2025 is dismissed.
• No order as to costs was made.

Topics: Legal; Food Regulation