New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday clarified that its earlier order allowing Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary, JNTL Consumer Health, to continue selling its electrolyte drinks under the registered trademark ORSL was never intended to permit companies to continue producing products with the term 'ORS' in a misleading way.

The development came days after the high court on October 17 had protected JNTL Consumer Health against the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) decision prohibiting the use of the term 'ORS' on beverages. The order came after JNTL agreed to submit a representation challenging the ban within a week, and FSSAI consented that its order would not be enforced against JNTL until it decided o...