Overview
- During a hearing in the Officer's Choice versus Original Choice case, the bench said tetra-pack liquor resembles juice cartons and lacks proper health warnings.
- Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi questioned state approvals, warning that revenue goals are being placed over public health.
- Counsel produced bottles and tetra-packs in court, prompting concerns that students could easily conceal and carry such packs to schools and colleges.
- With the parties’ consent, the bench directed expedited mediation led by former Supreme Court judge L. Nageswara Rao in the long-running dispute.
- The court urged both companies to consider changing packaging elements to reduce consumer confusion, and the parties indicated openness to revisions.