https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=214653 The SC directed nationwide collection of information on the seizure, storage and destruction of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, recognising that seized contraband is vulnerable to pilferage, substitution and re-circulation if not promptly handled. It treated destruction of seized narcotic substances as a mandatory part of the enforcement framework and linked effective compliance to statutory procedure and the constitutional duty to protect public health and morality. The Court also called for supervisory input from State authorities, High Courts and judicial officers on inventories, facilities, inspections, pending applications and trial timelines. The operative effect was a coordinated reporting and supervision exercise to strengthen compliance with storage, inventory and destruction requirements. en-us Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=214653 The SC directed nationwide collection of information on the seizure, storage and destruction of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, recognising that seized contraband is vulnerable to pilferage, substitution and re-circulation if not promptly handled. It treated destruction of seized narcotic substances as a mandatory part of the enforcement framework and linked effective compliance to statutory procedure and the constitutional duty to protect public health and morality. The Court also called for supervisory input from State authorities, High Courts and judicial officers on inventories, facilities, inspections, pending applications and trial timelines. The operative effect was a coordinated reporting and supervision exercise to strengthen compliance with storage, inventory and destruction requirements. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=214653