Mumbai: Cracking the whip on leading retail chain Subhiksha, Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday cancelled licenses of its three packaging firms and extended the suspension period of two trading firms over hygiene issues at its warehouses.
The FDA, responding to an appeal by the company against imposition of a 10-day suspension of the trading licences, has increased the tenure to 20 days.
Terming the order 'totally illegal', Subhiksha said it would appeal in the Bombay High Court against the FDA's decision.
Charging that the order has been framed due to 'vested interests of business rivals', Subhiksha Retail Managing Director R Subrananian said, "We are in consultation with our lawyers for filing an appeal in the Court."
The company warehouses are located at Bhiwandi in neighbouring Thane district.
"The appeal was made before FDA Commissioner Dhanraj Khamatkar and he ruled that the suspension period be doubled and licences of three firms, Intuitive Software, Analog Financial Services and Quadrangle Trading Services be cancelled", FDA Joint Commissioner H D Salunkhe told PTI.
Opposition leaders had raised concern over the hygiene issues at Subhiksha warehouses during the recent monsoon session of State Legislature.
Minister of state for food and drug administration Baba Siddiqui on Wednesday described the FDA action as warranted, saying those violating norms should be penalised.
The leading supermarket, pharmacy and telecom chain, started in 1997, has over 1,000 outlets in the country.
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