Summary:
They explained that the Food Inspectors were being recruited in the two States through their respective PSCs. Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday suo motu impleaded the Public Service Commissions of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition to ascertain details of recruitment of Food Inspectors in the two Telugu States. The HC sought to know the systems and hierarchy of food safety mechanisms in both the States. On hearing both sides, the bench decided to implead the PSCs of the two States to ascertain details about the appointments of food safety officers before finalising the petition. During earlier hearings, the HC observed that absence of adequate number of food safety officers was becoming a stumbling block in checking artificial ripening of fruits..