https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165274 Price fixation under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1979 was treated as subordinate legislation operating generally in the public interest, so the rules of natural justice did not apply absent express statutory incorporation. The Court held that the enquiry into cost factors and reasonable return did not make the exercise quasi-judicial, and no pre-decisional hearing was required. The review mechanism under paragraph 27 was also characterised as a legislative review, not an adjudicatory appeal, although relevant material reasonably needed for an effective review had to be disclosed. The High Court's quashing of the price notifications was set aside and the writ petitions failed. en-us Fri, 10 Apr 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165274 Price fixation under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1979 was treated as subordinate legislation operating generally in the public interest, so the rules of natural justice did not apply absent express statutory incorporation. The Court held that the enquiry into cost factors and reasonable return did not make the exercise quasi-judicial, and no pre-decisional hearing was required. The review mechanism under paragraph 27 was also characterised as a legislative review, not an adjudicatory appeal, although relevant material reasonably needed for an effective review had to be disclosed. The High Court's quashing of the price notifications was set aside and the writ petitions failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Apr 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165274