Supreme Court of India
M/s Indian Medicines Pharmaceuticals Corporation Ltd v. Kerala Ayurvedic Co Operative Society Ltd. & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above, you may like to consider meeting the requirements of State Government Dispensaries and Hospitals for medicines manufactured by IMPCL at the rates fixed for 497 CGHS supplies but subject to the local variation in transport costs.
Judgment, page 24
From the headnote
Constitution of India: Art.14 – Government Contract s – Transparent and non-arbitrary method to be adopted by the Government – Decision of the government regarding pu rchase of the Ayurvedic Drugs only from the IMPCL (the appell ant) – Challenged on the ground that selection of IMPCL by the government is arbitrary and illegal by virtue of rt. 14 – High Court held that by virtue of Para 4(vi)(b) of the O perational Guidelines, the government was to invite supply of the drugs from various pharmacies and PSU listed therein so as to foster competition and quality of medicines and the practi ce
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