#perishable goods

Andhra Pradesh High Court directs authorities to decide on a show-cause notice within one week, holding that undue delay in adjudicating seized perishable agricultural stock under the Seeds Act, 1966, amounts to a violation of natural justice and constitutional rights. The ruling mandates prompt disposal of such cases to prevent irreparable loss to stakeholders.

Karnataka High Court rules that proprietary rights of third parties over perishable goods stored in cold storage facilities prevail over contractual disputes between landlords and tenants. The court mandates immediate judicial intervention to prevent irreparable loss, emphasizing that withholding such goods violates fundamental property rights and necessitates urgent relief.

The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the interim release of seized medicinal herbs pending forensic confirmation, ruling that prolonged police custody of perishable forest produce violates the constitutional guarantee of justice under Article 21. This sets a critical precedent for herbal traders and cultivators whose lawful goods are wrongly classified and detained under the Indian Forest Act.