A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai, heading a bench comprising Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice NV Anjaria, said there was no irregularity if the SIT entrusted certain tasks to another officer under the overall supervision of the CBI Director.
The State Food and Drugs Department directed all its district officials to ensure that ghee and butter sold across the state meet the standards of the department.
The Hindu Sadhu Parishad members demanded action against those involved in the alleged adulteration of laddu prasadam.
The authority issued the notice to AR Dairy Food Private Limited, one of the suppliers of ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) after the sample of the firm sent for testing to NDDB CALF Lab at Anand, Gujarat failed to meet the parameters, sources added.
A former MLA of Tirupati, Bhumana Karunakar Reddy was the TTD chairman when the tenders for the adulterated ghee were approved.
State Minister for Tourism, Religion and Culture Satpal Maharaj directed officials to take necessary steps to maintain purity of the prasad.
