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Associations of hotel owners and wine shop owners had moved the High Court challenging the Pune Collector's order prohibiting sale of alcohol for 10 days during the Ganesh festival.

The ED said movable and immovable properties worth Rs 14,131.6 crore were handed over to the SBI-led consortium, but this does not cancel or lead to the dropping of the money laundering charges against Mallya.

The top court said it has also done some homework on the issue and asked the parties to study the order to be uploaded and posted the matter for hearing on September 28.

IBBI has flagged potential misuse of the IBC and asked insolvency professionals to watch for red flags including creditor dominance, low competition and related-party transactions.

The NCPCR inquiry comes alongside separate action by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

eBay has launched an internal review of its safeguards after Reuters found nine prenatal gender-testing kits listed for delivery to India.

Maharashtra FDA clarified its festival food-safety directive targets adulteration and compliance, not religious celebrations. The year-round framework applies neutrally to all gatherings, ensuring food safety without restricting cultural or religious traditions.

Manufacturing units facing action included allopathy, ayurvedic and homeopathic drug makers, cosmetics manufacturers, blood centres, blood storage centres, and approved laboratories.

Police identified the three accused as Hariram Gupta, his wife Urmila Gupta and their son Mahesh Gupta.

The violations reportedly came to light during an investigation into a ruckus at the cinema following the removal of the film Hanuman Ansh from screening.

The action comes as food safety authorities step up inspections across West Bengal, with hygiene violations emerging as a key concern.

On Nov. 17 last year, the top court sought responses from the Centre and others on Laxminarayanan's plea.