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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
Strict Liability Offences Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940: Are India’s Courts Adequately Enforcing Them?
ABSTRACT The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 creates strict liability offences for the manufacture and sale of not-of-standard-quality (NSQ) drugs. Parliament deliberately excluded t
Section 33P of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act: India’s Unused Instrument for Uniform Drug Law Enforcement
ABSTRACT Section 33P of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 empowers the Central Government to give binding directions to State Governments for carrying into execution any provision
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
Section 119 IT Act vs Section 7 D&C Act: Why CBDT Circulars Are Binding in Nature But DCC Guidelines Are Not
ABSTRACT Two of India’s most prominent regulatory bodies — the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) — issue prosecution-related gui
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
Regulation of Online Pharmacies and Telemedicine
Introduction The healthcare landscape has witnessed a dramatic transformation with the advent of digital technology. Among the most notable innovations are online pharmacies and te
