Supreme Court of India

Inox Air Products Limited Now Known as Inox Air Products Private Limited and Another v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

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Reported as [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1235
Bench B.R. Gavai and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 30 January 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether selling of Nitrous Oxide I.P. by the appellant no. 1 company to the unlicensed accused No.3 firm which does not possess license under Form 20B of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, was in contravention of s.18(a)(vi) read with r.65(5)(1)(b) of the Rules, punishable u/s.27(d) of the said Act. Headnotes† Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 – ss.3(f), 18(a)(vi), 27(d) – Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 – rr.65(5)(1)(b), 70, Form 20B, 25, 26 – Manufacture and sale of drugs – Condition of licences – Meaning of term “manufacture” – Appellant no. 1, company engaged in the

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