Maggi might be back in the market setting the sales through e-commerce on fire, but the legal troubles for Maggi seem to worsen with the Centre backing the Maharashtra govt decision to challenge the Bombay High Court order in the Supreme Court.

Government sources tell India today that Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has been consulted and will be representing the state of Maharashtra at the apex Court seeking to reinforce the ban on Nestle's most popular product.

The Maharashtra govt had been mulling over a challenge to lifting of ban on Maggi. After clean chit by HC appointed labs, Nestle re-launched Maggi on Nov 9. Read: Maggi comes back with flash sale on Snapdeal



All laboratories that conducted earlier tests approved the product. According to the test reports, there was no question of doubting veracity of reports on lead, MSG content.

However, the Bombay High Court refused to consider that lead content was beyond permissible limit. It virtually reviewed its own Maggi order, not permissible.