Ayurvedic Drug Import Allowed After Testing Per Drugs & Cosmetics Act Rules, Cost on Petitioner

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....The HC directed the first and second respondents to permit clearance of the petitioner's imported ayurvedic drug consignment subject to compliance with statutory standards under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act and Rules. Recognizing the applicability of the statute to ayurvedic drugs and the absence of specific import rules, the court mandated testing of the product by a CDSCO-accredited laboratory under the supervision of the fifth respondent, the licensing authority for ayurvedic drugs. The petitioner must bear all testing costs. Upon receipt of a satisfactory laboratory report certifying conformity with Indian manufacturing standards, the fifth respondent shall issue a certificate to the first and second respondents, who shall then allow relea.........