Consumer Affairs and Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said the Bombay High Court verdict does not alter the grounds on which it has claimed 640 crore rupees in damages from Nestle for misleading advertisement and unfair trade practices.<br/><br/>Nestle India got a reprieve on Thursday from the High Court which lifted the ban slapped by food regulators on nine variants of the popular instant noodles across the country and asked the company to go for fresh tests of the product. On behalf of the consumers, the Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry separately filed a Class Action Suit against Nestle India before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, NCDRC on Tuesday. The ministry filed the case using a hitherto unused provision in the three-decade-old Consumer Protection Act.<br/><br/>Mr Paswan said, the High Court order would not alter the grounds on which the case has been filed at the NCDRC and the government would not withdraw its petition. The case, wherein the Centre has claimed damages worth 640 crore rupees, is likely to come up for hearing today. Nestle, which had to recall the popular noodles brand after orders from the central food safety regulator FSSAI and food regulators in various states, is the first foreign firm in India to face a class action suit. Our correspondent reports that the damage claim from Nestle for selling defective and hazardous Maggi noodles may rise further as the ministry said in the petition that it is in the process of tabulating further damages and will seek additional damages when further facts and data emerges.