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Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 to 2025: Compounding Rules, Decriminalisation & Enforcement Shift in India
ABSTRACT The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 was enacted with a clearly deterrent purpose: to protect the Indian public from substandard and spurious drugs by imposing criminal liabi
Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940: India’s Sharpest Drug Regulatory Instrument
ABSTRACT Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 empowers the Central Government to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of any drug in the public interest by n
The Mandatory Procedure for a Drug Inspector’s Complaint Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
ABSTRACT The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 establishes a unique prosecution architecture: criminal proceedings for quality offences can be initiated only through a complaint, not t
DCC Prosecution Guidelines Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940: An Ultra Vires Analysis
ABSTRACT The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC), constituted under Section 7 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, periodically issues guidelines classifying drug quality defects i
