United Spirits Tells Court Diageo India Rum Ban Lacked Due Process
United Spirits, Diageo’s India unit, challenged a Maharashtra government prohibition on its McDowell’s No. 1 Celebration Matured XXX Rum, saying the stop-sale order for alleged misbranding was issued without due process. The company argued the food safety officer lacked authority, bypassed adjudication, and that the ban was premature and commercially prejudicial while labeling rules were under consideration.