{
  "id": 13918492,
  "title": "Delhi HC refuses immediate relief to PepsiCo on labelling of new Sting stocks as ‘energy drink’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/delhi-hc-refuses-immediate-relief-to-pepsico-on-labelling-of-new",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T09:21:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/pepsico-sting-energy-drink-delhi-high-court-fssai-11791786503538.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, the Delhi High Court declined to grant immediate relief to PepsiCo regarding the use of the term 'energy drink' on its new Sting stock. The division bench of the court returned the matter to a single judge who must provide an explanation by the following week as to why PepsiCo should not manufacture additional products bearing the label. The court emphasized that the previous order did not provide clear reasons for limiting further production of the product. PepsiCo is now required to wait for a new decision before receiving any relief concerning the manufacture of new stock carrying the 'energy drink' descriptor.",
  "summary": "The Delhi High Court declined to grant PepsiCo immediate relief over restrictions on using the energy drink label for products such as Sting. It sent the case back to a single judge, who must explain the restriction within a week, without the appeals court expressing a view on the merits.",
  "key_points": [
    "Delhi High Court denies immediate relief to PepsiCo on energy drink label.",
    "Matter sent to single judge for explanation by next week.",
    "PepsiCo must wait for new decision before relief on new stock."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}