Central Government’s Power to Prohibit Drugs Upheld: Supreme Court Interprets Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (15 December 2017)

/ Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 with Section 26A, Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), Judges, R.F. Nariman, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Can the Central Government ban a drug without consulting the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB)? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question regarding the interpretation of Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. This case examines the extent of the Central Government’s power to regulate drugs in the interest of […]

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