https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191717 In a public interest petition on harmful and irrational medicines, the Court declined to order a blanket ban because technical issues of therapeutic value, safety, pricing, manufacture, and enforcement were for the executive to decide on expert advice. It recognised the State's constitutional duty to protect public health and eliminate injurious drugs, and held that detailed drug policy should not be made by the Court on a writ record. The Court nevertheless issued broad directions for stronger enforcement, central coordination, regional laboratories, proper representation on statutory boards, and prompt consideration of objections to specific medicines by the competent expert body. en-us Tue, 03 Mar 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191717 In a public interest petition on harmful and irrational medicines, the Court declined to order a blanket ban because technical issues of therapeutic value, safety, pricing, manufacture, and enforcement were for the executive to decide on expert advice. It recognised the State's constitutional duty to protect public health and eliminate injurious drugs, and held that detailed drug policy should not be made by the Court on a writ record. The Court nevertheless issued broad directions for stronger enforcement, central coordination, regional laboratories, proper representation on statutory boards, and prompt consideration of objections to specific medicines by the competent expert body. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Mar 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191717