https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279561 Temporary storage of drugs at an unlicensed place, even where the storage is short-term and part of onward distribution, falls within "stocking for sale" under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules. The statutory scheme requires a licence for every place where drugs are stocked for sale, and the Court applied a purposive construction to prevent evasion and protect public health. Technical gaps in the licensing forms do not override the Act and Rules. As a result, stop-gap storage outside licensed premises is treated as a licensing contravention attracting penal liability. en-us Tue, 05 Feb 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:19:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279561 Temporary storage of drugs at an unlicensed place, even where the storage is short-term and part of onward distribution, falls within "stocking for sale" under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules. The statutory scheme requires a licence for every place where drugs are stocked for sale, and the Court applied a purposive construction to prevent evasion and protect public health. Technical gaps in the licensing forms do not override the Act and Rules. As a result, stop-gap storage outside licensed premises is treated as a licensing contravention attracting penal liability. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Feb 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279561