# Delhi HC bars FSSAI from cancelling ITC licence over atta claims 2026-08-26T01:20:07+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stopped the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) from cancelling ITC Limited's food licence over its use of "100%" claims on Aashirvaad MP Chakki Atta. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted interim protection while hearing ITC's plea against FSSAI notices asking it to remove claims such as "100% Atta", "100% Madhya Pradesh Wheat" and "0% Maida" from labels and advertisements. The court said it had yet to decide jurisdiction, as FSSAI argued the latest notice was issued by its Kolkata authority. ITC argued the improvement notice was issued before it could respond to the earlier show-cause notice, and challenged the validity of FSSAI's May 2025 advisory restricting "100%" claims. ITC also said FSSAI had not alleged the product actually contains maida or wheat from outside Madhya Pradesh. The court directed that no decision on licence cancellation be taken until the next hearing on September 9. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both NDTV and Times Now report the same facts in a neutral wire-style manner: the court granted interim relief, jurisdiction is contested, and the next hearing is September 9. Neither outlet adopts a pro-government or critical stance, both lead with the court's action and attribute ITC's arguments without comment. The uniform straight reporting leaves no framing gap to analyse. The implication is that FSSAI's May 2025 advisory may face a legal test on whether it can bind food businesses without a formal regulation, and the September 9 hearing will address both the jurisdiction issue and the validity of the advisory itself. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - ndtv.com (neutral report) Leads with court order, reports both sides plainly - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Leads with court order, adds detail on second petition This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-26T03:16:14+00:00. Tags: Aashirvaad, Delhi High Court, FSSAI, ITC, Swarana Kanta Sharma Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-high-court-stops-fssai-from-cancelling-itc-licence-over-atta-claims/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-high-court-stops-fssai-from-cancelling-itc-licence-over-atta-claims/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/