Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Anr. v. Pfizer Limited and Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 12 S.C.R. 179
Bench R.F. Nariman and Sanjay Kishan Kaul JJ.
Decided 15 December 2017

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Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 - s. 26A - Powers of Central . Government to prohibit manufacture, etc., of drug and cosmetic in public interest - Exercise of - Prior consultation with Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) set up u/s. 5 - Mandatory or not c - Held: s. 26A is an additional power which must be governed by its own terms - Section 26A has to be read with the rest of the Drugs Act - Unlike s. 6(2), s. 8(2), second proviso to s. JO, proviso to s. 12( I), s. 16(2), proviso to s. 18(2), s. 33 ands. 33N, there is no explicit requirement to consult the DTAB set up u/s. 5 - Section 26A

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