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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
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CDSCO’s Dual Role as Regulator and Prosecutor: Structural Conflict of Interest and Reform Proposals
ABSTRACT The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) occupies an unusual institutional p
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
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 bi
The Drug Inspector as the Sole Prosecution Authority: Why Police Cannot File FIRs Under Chapter IV of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
ABSTRACT The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Union of India v. Ashok Kumar Sharma, (2021) 1
The Binding Nature of Administrative Instructions in India: A Unified Doctrinal Framework
ABSTRACT Indian governance is increasingly conducted through instructions, circulars, guidelines, an
Compounding of Offences Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act: The 2025 Rules and Their Interface with Prosecution
ABSTRACT The Drugs and Cosmetics (Compounding of Offences) Rules, 2025, notified on April 24, 2025 u
Can CDSCO Ignore Its Own Prosecution Guidelines? Legal Validity and Article 14 Challenge Explained
ABSTRACT The DCC and CDSCO prosecution guidelines are not legally binding as a matter of positive la
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 prohibi
