FDA suspends licenses of milk suppliers, Bombay HC intervenes: ‘Drastic action’

3 min readJul 28, 2026 02:44 PM IST Earlier this month, Tukaram Mundhe-led FDA issued license suspension orders against milk vendors and suppliers after inspections revealed repeated instances of adulteration, synthetic milk production and other violations. (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee) The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court (HC) has granted an interim stay on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) order suspending licenses of some milk suppliers and vendors, noting lack of compliance with the procedure. Referring to the suspension of licenses as ‘drastic action’ by the FDA, the court underlined that there was no emergency that required such a step without granting a hearing to the petitioners. A single-judge bench of Justice S C Chapalgaonkar was hearing separate pleas f