chandigarh the chandigarh district court has reduced the fine amount imposed on a sweet shop in 2017 from rs 50000 to rs 10000 following an appeal filed by the sweet shop owner the appeal was filed by nathu ram gupta who runs a sweet shop new delhi sweets at industrial area of chandigarh the fine of rs 50000 was imposed by the district magistratecumadjudicating officer under food safety and standard act 2006 in 2017according to the prosecution on december 13 2016 surinder pal singh food safety officer fso chandigarh inspected new delhi sweets which was operated by nathu ram gupta and found him preparing and selling food articles like samosa bread pakora chana batura prepared dal prepared rice chapatis etc under highly unhygienic and unsanitary conditions fso singh thus challaned the food business operator under 262v and 56 of the food safety and standard act 2006 gupta however filed an appeal against the orderthe counsel for gupta argued in the court that proper procedures prescribed under the provisions of the act had not been followed by the fsothe court after hearing the arguments held that the penalty of rs 50000 imposed by the officer for the violations is certainly disproportionate ends of justice would meet if the amount of penalty imposed by the adjudicating officer for the violations of the case in hand is reduced from rs 50000 to rs 10000 read the judgement