https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306236 Condoms were held to fall within the definition of "drug" under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and, as essential commodities, their inclusion in the 2013 price-control framework was upheld. However, the pricing authority's ceiling-price mechanism under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 could not be applied to condoms because the relevant provisions were confined to scheduled formulations with specified strength and dosage, which condoms lacked. Accordingly, the ceiling-price orders were found impermissible and were set aside, while the broader policy of including condoms within the essential medicines framework remained valid. en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:32:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306236 Condoms were held to fall within the definition of "drug" under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and, as essential commodities, their inclusion in the 2013 price-control framework was upheld. However, the pricing authority's ceiling-price mechanism under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 could not be applied to condoms because the relevant provisions were confined to scheduled formulations with specified strength and dosage, which condoms lacked. Accordingly, the ceiling-price orders were found impermissible and were set aside, while the broader policy of including condoms within the essential medicines framework remained valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306236