The case was filed in the Consumer Court, claiming that excessive use of pesticides was being used in food and other consumer goods, including rice, that consumers consume daily in their kitchens, and demanding an end to it.
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A case filed in the Consumer Court claiming that rice and other food items contain excessive amounts of pesticides has been refused registration.
The Consumer Court's Shrestedar Shishir Lamichhane has ordered the case filed two days ago to be dismissed. Senior advocate Bishnu Prasad Timalsina had filed the case on behalf of the Consumer Rights Protection Forum.
The case was filed in the Consumer Court, claiming that excessive use of pesticides in rice and other food items consumed daily in the kitchens of consumers and demanding a stop to it.
In the year since the Consumer Court was formed, consumers had filed individual lawsuits regarding the harm they suffered. However, this is the first case filed in the Consumer Court claiming that consumers were collectively harmed.
The petition demanded action under the principle of mass tort, saying that the fault of the service provider and the weak regulation of the regulatory body had affected the health of all consumers who consume rice. The case also sought an order to submit documents if pesticide testing was conducted while importing rice into Nepal. The local levels were required to arrange for food inspection officers but were not doing so, and an order was sought to direct the local levels of the Kathmandu Valley to collect and test samples on pesticide use in rice and submit an inspection report.
Senior advocate Timalsina said that after receiving the court's order refusing to register the case, he would file an application in the bench.
