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Updated – August 15, 2026 10:08 am IST – Bengaluru
The High Court said instances of hotels and eateries stocking and supplying expired food cannot be treated as stray violations of regulatory norms and that such instances “reveal a disturbing malaise creeping into the hospitality industry.
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Stating that mushrooming instances of hotels and eateries stocking and supplying expired food cannot be treated as stray violations of regulatory norms, the High Court of Karnataka has said that such instances “reveal a disturbing malaise creeping into the hospitality industry, where the hunger for profit has, in some cases, overshadowed the basic obligation to safeguard consumers’ health.”
Justice M. Nagaprasanna made these observations while refusing to quash a criminal case against an expired food recycling firm for allegedly selling expired item by relabelling them.
The court’s observations assumes importance amid recent raids by authorities on hotels and other establishments.