https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=341604 Ketamine's inclusion in the NDPS Schedule and the consequential small-and-commercial-quantity notification were upheld as a valid exercise of delegated legislative power. The Court read Section 3 purposively and held that the word "and" between clauses (a) and (b) does not make both conditions mandatory in every case; clause (b) is not a compulsory precondition where relevant material under clause (a) exists. In view of the statutory object, international concern over Ketamine abuse, and the material before the Government, the notifications were not ultra vires and the writ petition was dismissed. en-us Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 07:01:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=341604 Ketamine's inclusion in the NDPS Schedule and the consequential small-and-commercial-quantity notification were upheld as a valid exercise of delegated legislative power. The Court read Section 3 purposively and held that the word "and" between clauses (a) and (b) does not make both conditions mandatory in every case; clause (b) is not a compulsory precondition where relevant material under clause (a) exists. In view of the statutory object, international concern over Ketamine abuse, and the material before the Government, the notifications were not ultra vires and the writ petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=341604