Based on the argument that Article 301 of the Constitution permits free trade and commerce throughout the territory of the country, Delhi-based transporter Bikaner Assam Roadlines India Ltd has filed a writ petition at the Bombay High Court, challenging the order of the Food Safety Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Maharashtra, that says "permit of vehicle transporting restricted food items, driving licence and the driver's permit will be cancelled".

The order copy, which was marked to the joint commissioners (food) of Mumbai, Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati and Nagpur divisions and state secretary of the Medical Education and Drugs Department on September 12, 2018, reads, "It has been observed that there is illegal transportation of restricted food items in the state from other states.