Search Results for Tag : Drug
Notifications & Circulars
Drugs and Cosmetics (5th Amendment) Rules, 2017(15.03.2017)
Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 was published as required by section 12 and section 33 of the Dr.....
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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Nepal on Drug Demand Reduction and Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and precursor chemicals and related matters(23.08.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) bet.....
Tags : MOU, Approval, MoU, Prevention, IIllicit Trafficking, Narcotic Drugs
Drugs and Cosmetics (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2019(20.03.2019)
Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 was published as required under sub-section(1) of section 12 and.....
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Customs duty full exemption for all imported drugs & Food for Special Medical Purposes for personal use for treatment of all Rare Diseases(30.03.2023)
The Central Government has given full exemption from basic customs duty on all drugs and Food for Special Medical Purposes imported for personal use f.....
Tags : Duty, Exemption, Imported drugs
Single Window Project-Simplification of procedure in SWIFT(14.06.2016)
The Central Board of Customs notified several items under different customs tariff heads, which are chemicals not drugs, to not be sent to the Assista.....
Tags : customs, single window, clearance, chemicals, drug controller
International Cases
Seriousness of offence must be determined by taking into account statutory penalty for offence, circumstances of commission of the offence, any aggravating factors and mitigating factors(01.07.2019)
In present case, the Appellant attempted to possess a prohibited drug, namely cocaine, with intent to sell or supply it to another. On 17 December 201.....
Tags : Possession, Prohibited drug, Sentence, Legality
Finalization of Draft Rules on Sale of Drugs by E-Pharmacies(25.06.2019)
The Government has published draft rules vide G.S.R. 817 (E) dated 28th August 2018 for inviting public/stakeholder comments for amendment to the Drug.....
Tags : Draft Rules, Finalization, Sale of Drugs, E-Pharmacies
Statute
Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2015(30.11.2015)
The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2015, set to be introduced in the Parliament’s Winter Session, 2015, proposes much needed updates to the Dru.....
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Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill 2013 shelved(22.06.2016)
The Union Cabinet approved withdrawal of the Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill 2013 from the Rajya Sabha.
Having been sent for examinat.....
Tags : Drugs and cosmetics, pharmaceutical, clinical trials
Judgments
Medicinal products should be clearly distinguishable(03.06.2016)
Public interest supports a lesser degree of proof showing confusing similarity in trade mark, even if two medicinal products are not identical or of t.....
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News
Bombay High Court to Maharashtra: Will You Stop Online Sale of Drugs ?(29.10.2015)
Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to inform what steps it would take to stop online sale of drugs specially mentioned under Schedule .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Sale of Drugs ,Maharashtra Government
Bombay High Court to Committee: Study Online Drug Sale Laws Abroad(30.10.2015)
Bombay HC has ordered State Government to consider taking steps in law to regulate the sale of medicines through websites, until a proper law is enfor.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaint against Goa's Druggists Association(30.10.2015)
Competition Commission (CCI) has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices made against Goa's Chemists and Druggists Association with regard .....
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Delhi HC Restrains Reliance from Launching Copy of Roche's Breast Cancer Drug(05.11.2015)
Delhi High Court has restrained Reliance Life Sciences from launching a copy of Swiss Pharma Company Roche's breast cancer drug trastuzumab.
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CCI Rejects Case against Goa's Chemists and Druggists Association(06.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected complaint filed by Royal Agency, Margao alleging of unfair business practices made against Goa's Ch.....
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SC Seeks to Know of Steps Taken by Centre to Check Drug Abuse(20.09.2017)
Supreme Court has sought to know from the Centre details of steps it has taken to create awareness about ill-effects of drugs and check its supply.
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High drug prices due to unreasonable margins of companies: CCI(25.10.2018)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has said in a policy note on affordable healthcare that Unreasonably high trade margins of drug companies are t.....
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Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief and Stays Ban on 344 Drugs(22.03.2016)
Delhi High Court has granted an interim relief to pharma companies and stayed the ban on 344 drugs till March 28.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Drugs
Madras HC Refuses Stay on FDC Ban(23.03.2016)
Madras High Court has refused to give a stay on Union Health Ministry's decision to ban 344 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) drugs.
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Delhi HC Denies to Vacate Stay on Drug Ban(30.03.2016)
Delhi HC has declined to vacate stay earlier granted to certain drug brands banned by the health ministry, and said it would hear all final arguments .....
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Delhi HC: How Can Govt. Ban a Drug Without Cancelling Licence(05.04.2016)
Delhi HC has observed that power given under Drugs and Cosmetics Act to prohibit their manufacture in public interest could only be regulatory in natu.....
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Delhi HC Permits To Export Patented Drugs For Specific Purposes(08.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has allowed generic drug manufacturers to export patented drugs for purposes of development, clinical trials and regulatory clearance.....
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Delhi High Court Bars Cipla From Selling Novartis Respiratory Drug ‘Onbrez’ in India(10.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has barred Cipla Ltd from selling copies of Novartis AG’s respiratory drug Onbrez in India, upholding patents held by swiss drug make.....
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CIVIL - Delhi HC Sets Aside Govt Ban on Lupin's Anti-Diabetic Drug Gluconorm-30(25.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has set aside a government notification in which it had banned Lupin’s fixed dose combination (FDC) drug, Gluconorm-30, used to contr.....
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CIVIL - SC Exempts Popular Drug Saridon from Govt Ban(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has exempted popular drug for headache Saridon from list of banned fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs.
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Madras HC Cancels Bail Granted to Accused in Drug Trafficking Case(14.09.2016)
Madras HC has cancelled bail granted to a person who was allegedly involved in the smuggling of tablets that contained psychotropic substance.
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Competition Commission of India Levies Rs 74 Cr Fine on Himalaya Drug and Three Others(05.06.2019)
Competition Commission of India has imposed a total fine of over Rs 74 crore on Himalaya Drug Company and Intas Pharmaceuticals along with its senior .....
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Jharkhand High Court Warns Agency Investigating Black Marketing of Life Saving Drugs(10.05.2021)
Jharkhand High Court has warned the concerned officers, entrusted with curbing black marketing of medicines during Covid-19, from protecting any influ.....
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Telangana HC Asks State to Explain on Regulation of Prices of Life Saving Drugs(12.05.2021)
Telangana High Court has asked the State Government to explain as to why the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and/ or the Drugs and C.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on How It Intends to Obtain Supply of Tocilizumab Drug(17.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought Centre's response on the demand of Tocilizumab drug and how does the Centre intend to obtain the supplies of the said drug.....
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Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Snapdeal for Sale of Drugs Without License(16.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 against Snapdeal Private Limited and its directors.....
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Supreme Court Demands Steps Taken to Curb Substance Abuse Among Children(10.07.2018)
Supreme Court has demanded to know the progress made on the formulation of National policy on Drug Demand reduction to check substance abuse among chi.....
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SC: Quantity of Actual Drug Weight to Determine Small or Commercial Quantity(23.04.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that punishment for possessing banned drugs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 would depend on the.....
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Delhi HC Directs Govt to Ensure COVID Drugs are Not Sold Above MRP(03.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to ensure that COVID drugs, oxygen cylinders and medical equipment.....
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Bombay HC Asks on Publicising of Alternatives of Imported Drugs Used for Treatment of Covid-19(07.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked why the Union and State Government didn't publicise alternatives to imported drugs used for treating Covid-19 patients, st.....
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J&K&L HC: Courts Cannot Declare Particular Drug as Manufactured Drug or Psychotropic Substance(31.03.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that the Courts cannot declare that a particular drug is a manufactured drug or a psychotropic subst.....
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HP High Court Seeks Govt.’s Response on Growing Illicit Drug Trade(22.06.2016)
HP High Court, while taking suo motu cognisance of the growing illicit drug trade in the State, has sought response from State Government.
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MCI to Medical Practitioners: Say 'No' to Brand Name Drugs, Say 'Yes' to Generic Drugs(24.04.2017)
Medical Council of India (MCI), while asking all registered Medical Practitioners to ensure that they prescribe drugs with generic names only, has war.....
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Delhi HC Enquires on Government Policy on Administration of Amphotericin-B Drug(04.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to spell out its policy with regard to the priority of patients who should be administered the Amphotericin-B.....
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Karnataka HC Refuses to Interfere with Trial Court Order in Drug Racket Case(07.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has declined to interfere with a Trial Court’s order of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) taking cognisance of offences against .....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Response in Plea for Import of Drug for Rare Disease(14.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the Principal Secretary of State and Director of Health Services in a petition urging for the Government .....
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Delhi HC Seeks Records From NCB, Customs & DRI in NDPS Cases(28.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the Narcotics Control Bureau and the Customs Department to put on record a stat.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Narcotics Control Bureau, Customs Department, Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Customs Act, 1962
Patent Office Rejects Application for Genentech's Cancer Drug(28.09.2015)
Patent Office, Delhi has rejected patent application of Genentech Inc, a biotechnology corporation, for a treatment with Anti-VEGF Antibodies, a drug.....
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SC: Considerable Unexplained Delay by Drug Authorities Can Render Proceedings Void(11.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that considerable unexplained delay on the part of Drug authorities to test a sample can render any penalty under Drugs and.....
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Orissa HC Directs Doctors to Use Capital Letters for Writing Names of Drugs Prescribed(13.08.2020)
Orissa High Court has recommended that doctors working in Government or private or other medical set-ups should write the name of prescribed drugs in .....
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Calcutta HC: Gazetted Officer Who Is Part Of Raid Is Not 'Independent Person'(16.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a Gazetted Officer who is a member of the raiding party cannot be said to be an independent person. The Court furthe.....
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Calcutta HC: Gazetted Officer Who Is Part of Raid Is Not 'Independent Person'(16.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a Gazetted Officer who is a member of the raiding party cannot be said to be an independent person. The Court furthe.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Search, Section 50 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act
Calcutta HC Grants Bail To NDPS Accused, Orders Enquiry & Preservation of CCTV Footage(18.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court in a case of Custodial torture, has granted bail to an accused against whom proceedings under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic .....
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SC Expresses Serious Concern Over Acute Drug Menace in Punjab(25.11.2015)
Supreme Court while refusing bail to Mohinder Pal, a bus driver, convicted for possessing three kg of charas, has said peddlers of various narcotics s.....
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Special NDPS Court Extends Judicial Custody of Aryan Khan and 7 Others in Cruise Ship Drug Case(22.10.2021)
Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court, Mumbai has extended the judicial custody of Aryan Khan and seven others till 30th October 20.....
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Special NDPS Court: Blanket Order to Bar Courts from Taking Cognizance of Affidavit Cannot be Passed(26.10.2021)
Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court, Mumbai has observed that it cannot pass blanket orders to bar courts from taking cognizance .....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha(28.10.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in the drugs-on-cruise .....
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Punjab And Haryana High Court Grants Default Bail In 1.6 KG Drug Seizure Case(01.11.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted default bail in terms of Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 case to an accused, who was .....
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Del. HC: No Fault in Centre’s Notification Declaring All Medical Devices as Drug(05.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that as long as MHFW has the power to do so, no fault can be found with the 1st 2020 Notification whereby all medical device.....
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CCI Slaps Rs 73-crore Fine on Lupin for Anti-Competitive Practices(02.08.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of Rs 73 crore on Lupin for 'co-operating' with Karnataka Chemists and Druggist Association (.....
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Telangana HC Issues Guidelines to Prevent Drug Abuse in Educational Institutions(31.03.2020)
Telangana High Court has held that educational institutions should continuously work towards providing resources and support to students in order to c.....
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J&K HC Upholds NHRC Order Holding Government Vicariously Liable for Lapses of Drug Dept(08.03.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has upheld an order of the National Human Rights Commission, holding the Government vicariously liable for lapses on part.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Akali Leader Bikram Singh Majithia(11.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Drugs Case on the stip.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Election Commission's Reply Over Ensuring Drug-Free Elections(14.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought the response of the State Election Commission, Punjab to ensure Drug-free Elections and for this purpose, the.....
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SC Converts Doctor’s Punishment From Imprisonment to Fine For Not Disclosing Medicine Manufacturer(16.02.2024)
SC while setting aside the sentence of imprisonment imposed on a doctor, has imposed fine of Rs. 1 Lakh, for the offence under Section 18(A) read with.....
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P&H HC Orders DGP (Punjab) to Take Steps to Curb Drug Supply and Consumption(21.07.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has ordered the Director-General of Police (Punjab) to take practical steps to curb the spread of drug supply and consumpt.....
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Indian Patent Office Disallows Patent for Boehringer Ingelheim’s HIV Drug, Nevirapine(21.10.2015)
Indian Patent Office has disallowed Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim a patent on its HIV drug, Nevirapine, sold as Viramune XR (extended release), yet a.....
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SC Upholds Centre’s Mechanism to Control Drug Prices(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld Centre's power to specify prices of essential medicines to curb profiteering by Pharmaceutical Companies.
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to SSR’s Flatmate Siddhart Pithani in Drugs Case(04.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to Siddharth Pithani, former flatmate of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput (SSR), accused in an illicit drug probe fo.....
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Bombay High Court Rejects Plea for Annulment of Marriage by Wife Claiming She Was Drugged(08.07.2022)
Bombay High Court while refusing relief to a woman who claimed she was drugged and abducted to her marriage venue in December 2011, has held that peti.....
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Karnataka High Court Denies Bail to Sanjjana Galrani, Ragini Dwivedi in Sandalwood Drug Case(04.11.2020)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed the bail applications filed by Kannada actors Ragini Dwivedi, and Sanjjanaa Galrani and other co-accused who were a.....
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Bombay HC: Purchasing Drugs for Another One at Party Would Not Make One Drug Peddlar(27.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to two young men arrested for possession and consumption of drugs observing that prima facie purchasing drugs for a.....
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Delhi HC Quashes Centre's Ban on 344 Fixed Dose Combination Drugs(01.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has quashed Centre’s Notification to ban 344 fixed dose combination (FDC) medicines.
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Special NDPS Court Refuses Baiil to Aryan Shahrukh Khan in Cruise Ship Drug Case(21.10.2021)
Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court has observed that the WhatsApp chats prima facie reveal that accused Aryan Khan is dealing in.....
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Tel. HC: Jurisdiction to Try Offence of Manufacturing Sub-Standard Drug Lies Where Sale Completed(02.08.2022)
Telangana High Court has held that an offence of manufacture of substandard quality of drug can only be tried by Court in whose jurisdiction sale has .....
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J&K&L HC: Dealer/ Distributor Not Liable if he Acquires Drug from a Licensed Manufacturer(05.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a person, other than a manufacturer of a drug, cannot be held liable for contravention of Sectio.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Drug and Cosmetic, Licensed Manufacturer
Madras High Court Put Stay on Prosecution over Multi-Dose Diclofenac Injection(29.12.2015)
Madras High Court has stayed prosecution initiated against a pharma company over multi-dose vials of anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac injection manuf.....
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SC Asks Centre to Put in Place National Action Plan to Combat Drug Abuse Amongst Children(14.12.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to formulate a National Action Plan to combat drug abuse amongst children.
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P&H HC Grants Bail to SAD Leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Drug Case(10.08.2022)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a drugs case registered against him by the P.....
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Delhi HC Grants Relief to 14 More Drug Firms(18.03.2016)
Delhi HC has granted interim relief to 14 more healthcare majors and stayed ban imposed by Centre on sale of some of their fixed dose combination (FDC.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks SIT’s Explanation on Exoneration of Accused in Drug Cases(16.02.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing ICE drug racket, to produce details of accused initially named in dru.....
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Lok Sabha Passes NDPS(Amendment) Bill 2021 to Correct a Drafting Error(14.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeking to amend the NDPS Act, 1985 to correct a drafting e.....
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Kerala HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Unaffordability of Patented Life-Saving Medicines(19.09.2022)
Kerala High Court while taking suo moto cognizance of the unaffordability of patented life-saving medicines, following the death of petitioner during .....
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Kerala HC Denies Bail to Sri Lankan Fishermen Apprehended on Suspicion of Involvement in Drug Cartel(29.09.2022)
Kerala High Court has denied bail to six Sri Lankan fishermen who had been apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard officials on suspicion that they are .....
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SC: Concurrent Running of Sentences Shall Not Be Allowed in Drug Trafficking Cases(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that discretion to direct subsequent sentence to run concurrently with the previous sentence has to be exercised judiciou.....
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Delhi HC: Underworld Organized Activities and Smuggling of Drugs Due to Addiction(13.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the underworld-organized activities and clandestine smuggling of drugs are resulting in addiction among the public .....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Asks Election Commission to Check Drugs Supply During Elections(10.01.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab and Chief Election Commissioner of India to ensure that drugs are not suppli.....
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P&H HC Issues Directions to Curb Drug Abuse in State(25.01.2019)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a slew of directions to tackle the menace of drug abuse in State, which include steps such as awareness drive.....
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Delhi HC: Exorbitant Price of Drug Not to Deprive Children Suffering from Rare Disease(18.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that merely because of the exorbitant price of a drug or treatment, children suffering from a rare disease cannot be deprive.....
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Delhi HC Directs Drug Controller to Expeditiously Decide TB Patient’s Plea to Import New Drug(19.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Drug Controller to expeditiously decide application on behalf of a 18-year-old girl, suffering from a drug resistant form o.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response Over Framing Laws on Drug Trafficking(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has sought response from Centre on a plea seeking framing of laws or regulations to curb drug trafficking and peddling.
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Supreme Court Sets Nine Months Deadline For Centre to Roll Out New TB Drug Regimen(24.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while observing that it will be “grossly criminal” to continue administering medicines under an “unsafe” regimen to Tuberculosis (TB) p.....
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Delhi High Court to Centre and Delhi Govt: Take Action Against those Selling Prescription Drugs OTC(06.12.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the Delhi Government to take action against those found to be selling prescription drugs over-the-counter.....
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Mumbai NDPS Court Orders De-Freezing of Rhea Chakraborty's Bank Account(11.11.2021)
Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court, Mumbai has allowed de-freezing of her bank accounts subject to certain conditions. The NCB f.....
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Delhi High Court Upholds Inclusion of 'Ketamine' in List of OPsychotropic Substances Under NDPS Act(13.04.2017)
Delhi High Court has upheld inclusion of Ketamine in list of psychotropic substances for purposes of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS).....
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Suven Life Sciences Books Patent for Neuro-Degenerative Drug(30.06.2016)
Suven Life Sciences has been granted a patent from Europe and two product patents from Eurasia for a drug used in the treatment of neuro-degenerative .....
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Suven Life Books Patents for Neuro-Degenerative Drug(13.07.2016)
Suven Life Sciences has been granted a patent each by India and South Africa for a drug used in treatment of neuro-degenerative diseases.
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Karnataka HC Upholds 30% Cap on Trade Margin of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs(05.12.2022)
Karnataka High Court while upholding a 2019 order issued by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers imposing a cap of 30% on trade margin of 42 anti-Can.....
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SC: Punjab is a Border State, Easy to Destroy Youth by Illicit Liquor & Drugs(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing the increasing issue of drugs in the State of Punjab has slammed the State government for its inaction regarding the iss.....
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Delhi High Court Gives Nod to Biocon, Mylan to Sell Biosimilar Cancer Drug(06.03.2017)
Delhi High Court gave a green signal to pharmaceutical companies Biocon and Mylan to manufacture and sell its biosimilar drug Trastuzumab for early br.....
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Lok Sabha Passes NDPS(Amendment) Bill 2021 to Correct a Drafting Error(14.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeking to amend the NDPS Act, 1985 to correct a drafting e.....
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Special NDPS Court Denies Bail to Siddharth Pithani, Flatmate of Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput(16.12.2021)
Special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court, Mumbai has rejected the bail application filed by Siddharth Pithani, flatmate of late actor.....
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Del. HC: Dept. Enquiry Against Sameer Wankhede Won’t Rely on Evidence Recorded In Special Enquiry(14.03.2024)
Delhi High Court in the Cordelia cruise drugs case has clarified that the departmental enquiry to be held against Sameer Wankhede will not rely on the.....
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Delhi HC Permits Sale and Manufacture of Breast Cancer Drug Trastuzumab(26.04.2016)
Delhi HC has allowed sale and manufacture of breast cancer drug trastuzumab by Biocon and Reliance Life Sciences, with certain restrictions.
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Government Eases Approval Norms For Combination Drug Manufacturing Company(23.03.2017)
Government has decided to waive some of regulatory processes to fast-track approvals for companies manufacturing combination drugs for HIV and Hepatit.....
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No Coercive Action Against Sale of Available Banned FDC Drugs: Delhi High Court(19.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has directed that no coercive steps be taken against the sale of 328 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs that were banned by the gover.....
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Sale of Substandard Drugs: J&K High Court Seeks Action Taken Report(21.09.2018)
J&K High Court has disapproved Government’s tardy approach to act against influx of substandard drugs and sought action taken report with regard to th.....
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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Seeks Info on Implementation of Drug Policy(12.07.2019)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the State Government to inform it by July 31 about the steps taken to implement the notified drug policy in .....
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CESTAT: No Case Made Out By Customs For Confiscation Of Goods Meant For Export(23.01.2023)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has observed that a “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) is not required from the Drug .....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, No Objection Certificate, Drug Controller, export
Supreme Court Asks AIIMS to Formulate National Action Plan to Combat Drug Menace(23.07.2018)
Supreme Court has asked All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to formulate a national action plan to curb the growing menace of drug abuse i.....
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SC: Only Small Peddlers Are Caught Not Culprits Actually Running Drug Syndicate(13.02.2023)
Supreme Court while granting bail to an undertrial in an NDPS case, has observed that in NDPS cases, smalltime drug peddlers are mostly caught and not.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NDPS, Drug Peddlers, Syndicate
Licenses of 14 Patanjali and Divya Pharmacy Products Suspended by Uttarakhand Licensing Authority(30.04.2024)
Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority has suspended the licenses of 14 products of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and its sister concern Divya Pharmacy under R.....
Tags : Licensing Authority, Patanjali Ayurved, Divya Pharmacy, Drugs and Cosmetic Rules
Supreme Court Restrains Govt From Banning 15 Combination Drugs(10.09.2018)
Supreme Court has restrained Central Govt from acting on panel recommendations to restrict the sale of those Fixed Dose Combinations which were approv.....
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Karnataka HC: Charge sheet Without FSL Report Not Defective u/s 167(2) CrPC(08.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has observed that an accused charged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 does not get a right to default b.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act,1985, Section 167(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Forensic Science Laboratory Division, charge sheet
P&H HC: Call Conversations Between Co-Accused Sans Transcript Not Corroborative Material(11.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that sans the transcript of the conversations between the co-accused, mere call details would not be considered.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, transcript, corroborative material, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985
Gujarat HC: Mandatory To Reveal Reasons for Arrest to Accused u/s 52 of NDPS Act(11.04.2022)
Gujarat High Court has upheld the order of the trial court in acquitting the Respondent accused of offences under Sections 8(C), 20(B), 22 and 29 of t.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985
Rule on Keeping Drugs Without Medical Prescription Will Create Injustice : Punjab and Haryana HC(01.08.2018)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has termed sub Rule 2 of Rule 66 of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985 “absurd” for letting a person p.....
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Delhi High Court Questions Delhi Government on Black Fungus Drug Supply(20.05.2021)
Delhi High Court while taking note of the shortage of antifungal medicine Amphotericin-B asked the Delhi Government to disclose the stock held by it a.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Black Fungus Drug
Delhi HC Directs Centre to File Report on Production Capacity of Amphotericin B Drug(21.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to file status report indicating the present production capacity of the Amphotericin B drug, along with the e.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Production of Amphotericin B Drug
Guj HC Registers Suo Moto PIL on Issue of Use of Minors to Supply Drugs in Ahmedabad(14.03.2023)
Gujarat High Court has initiated a suo moto PIL regarding the alleged use of minor girls to traffic/push drugs in the city of Ahmedabad, and directed .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Suo Moto, Drug Supply, Minors
SC: Doctor Can't Be Punished Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act for Storing Small Quantities of Medicines(17.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a doctor's act of storing small quantities of medicines will not amount to an offence of unauthorized stocking of medicine.....
Tags : Delhi Supreme Court, Drugs and Cosmetics Act
Special NDPS Court Grants Additional Time to File Charge Sheet in Cordelia Cruise Ship Drugs Case(01.04.2022)
Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court granted the Narcotics Control Bureau's Special Investigation Team an additional 60 days to fi.....
Tags : Narcotics Control Bureau, 60 days, Cordelia drugs case, Shah Rukh Khan's son, Aryan
Kar. HC Dismisses Appeal Against 30% Cap on Trade Margin of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs(28.03.2023)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal against single judge bench order which had upheld a 2019 order issued by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertil.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Anti-Cancer Drugs, Trade Margin
Delhi HC Seeks Response on Steps Taken to Facilitate Production of Amphotericin B Drug(25.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought Centre's response by way of filing a status report indicating the steps taken by it to facilitate the production of Amphot.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Production of Amphotericin B Drug
Delhi HC Directs Centre to Consider Complete Waiver of Import Duties on Amphotericin B Drug(28.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed that the Centre should consider complete waiver of import duties on Amphotericin B drug, used to treat Black fungus, til.....
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Japan's Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation Loses Patent Bid over Diabetes Drug “Teneligliptin”(14.12.2015)
Kolkata Patent Office on an opposition filed by domestic drug firm Lupin, refused the patent application filed by Japan's Mitsubishi Pharma Corporatio.....
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Suven Life Sciences Books Patent for Neuro-Degenerative Drug(14.12.2015)
Drug firm Suven Life Sciences has been granted a patent each by Eurasia, Europe, Israel and Macau for a drug used in the treatment of neuro-degenerati.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response from Centre and Delhi Government on HIV Drug Supply(19.11.2018)
Delhi High Court has sought Central Government's stand on a plea alleging that centre and State government were not following through on their assuran.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, HIV Drug Supply
Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking to Transfer Drug Racket Case to NIA for Further Investigation(29.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Petition seeking to transfer the high profile drug racket case involving Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi, Sanjjana.....
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SC: Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 Cannot be Subjected to Restricted or Hidebound Interpretation(19.07.2024)
SC: Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 Cannot be Subjected to Restricted or Hidebound Interpretation
Tags : Supreme Court, Medicinal Drug Formulations, Higher Prices
SC: Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 Cannot be Subjected to Restricted or Hidebound Interpretation(19.07.2024)
SC held that intent of Drugs (Price Control) Order is to control prices at which medicinal drug formulations are made available, by holding out threat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Medicinal Drug Formulations, Higher Prices
Punjab and Haryana HC Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe in Bhola Drug Case(08.10.2015)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed demand of petitioners for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Jagdish Singh Bhola synthetic d.....
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Suven Life Gets Patent Registered for Neuro-Degenerative Drug(14.10.2015)
Drug firm Suven Life Sciences has been granted patent by Australia, China, Europe, South Korea and the US for a drug used in the treatment of neuro-de.....
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Supreme Court Asks SAD Leader to Approach High Court for Quashing of FIR(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to Shiromani Akali Dal Leader Bikram Singh Majithia to approach the Division Bench of P&H High Court for the quashin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, First Information Report, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, Shiromani Akali Dal, Bikram Singh Majithia
Madras HC Take Suo Motu Cognizance on Drug Peddling and Abuse in State(20.07.2020)
Madras High Court has suo moto taken up the issue of drug peddling and abuse in the State, while considering a habeas corpus plea filed on behalf of a.....
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Rajasthan HC: Manufacturer Entitled to Receive One Sample of Seized Goods U/S 23(4) of D&C Act(23.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that as Section 18A of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 requires disclosure of the name of the manufacturer alongwith the s.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Manufacturer, Drugs and Cosmetics Act