https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199018 The NDPS Act permits the Central Government to notify small and commercial quantities, and Note 4 was upheld because it clarified that quantity must be assessed by reference to the entire mixture or solution, including the notified drug's dosage form and related variants where applicable. The court rejected the challenge of legislative overreach and excessive delegation, finding that the notification did not create a new narcotic drug or psychotropic substance but operated within the power conferred by the Act. It was issued to prevent offenders from avoiding the graded punishment scheme by mixing prohibited substances with other material. en-us Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 17 Feb 2018 06:40:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199018 The NDPS Act permits the Central Government to notify small and commercial quantities, and Note 4 was upheld because it clarified that quantity must be assessed by reference to the entire mixture or solution, including the notified drug's dosage form and related variants where applicable. The court rejected the challenge of legislative overreach and excessive delegation, finding that the notification did not create a new narcotic drug or psychotropic substance but operated within the power conferred by the Act. It was issued to prevent offenders from avoiding the graded punishment scheme by mixing prohibited substances with other material. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199018