The Bombay High Court has ruled in favour of Nestle that challenged a ban by the food safety watchdog on Maggi instant noodles.
The court also ordered fresh tests of Maggi noodles sample at certain court-chosen laboratories, NDTV reported.
If those tests are clear, Nestle could return its noodles to India's shelves, lawyers involved in the case said.
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In its order, the court said the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India would need to justify its ban on Maggi noodles over concerns the popular snack contained excess levels of lead.
"The writ petition has been allowed and both ban orders have been set aside. Manufacture and sale of Maggi noodles is subject to certain conditions which will be informed after the judgement is received," Nestle India said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The court's decision triggered a buying streak in Nestle India shares, lifting the counter by as much as 5.82%.
Nestle had to withdraw all varieties of Maggi noodles in June amid scrutiny across India for high content of monosodium glutamate (a taste enhancer) and lead in some samples.
India's food regulator - the Food Safety Standards Authority of India or FSSAI - later banned the snack, ruling it "unsafe and hazardous". Nestle has challenged the ban in the Bombay High Court.


