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Section 100 Patents Act Allows Government To Sell Patented Drugs To Needy Patients: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
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Section 100 Patents Act Allows Government To Sell Patented Drugs To Needy Patients: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Kerala High Court holds that Section 100 of the Patents Act permits the Government to manufacture patented medicines and sell them to needy patients on a non-commercial basis where intervention is necessary.

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India's Drug Regulator Flags Two Pakistan-Made Whitening Creams Over Excessive Heavy Metals International
India's Drug Regulator Flags Two Pakistan-Made Whitening Creams Over Excessive Heavy Metals

India's CDSCO flags Pakistan-made Goree Beauty Cream and Chandni Whitening Cream for excessive heavy metals, warning consumers against use nationwide.

Punjab & Haryana HC Flags 83% Rise In Drug-Dependent Inmates After Jail Entry Judiciary
Punjab & Haryana HC Flags 83% Rise In Drug-Dependent Inmates After Jail Entry

The Punjab & Haryana High Court flagged an 83% rise in drug-dependent inmates in Punjab jails after entry into custody and sought affidavits from Punjab, Haryana and the Centre on de-addiction measures.

Supreme Court Frames NDPS Bail Safeguards For Foreigners [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Supreme Court Frames NDPS Bail Safeguards For Foreigners [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court cancels bail of Nigerian accused in heroin smuggling case after fake surety was detected and issues safeguards for verifying sureties and foreign accused.

Mere Absence of Results in Hair Treatment Cannot Prove Medical Negligence or Deficiency in Service: NCDRC Sets Aside Orders Against Dermatologist, Plastic Surgeon, and Lifecell International [Read Order] Judiciary
Mere Absence of Results in Hair Treatment Cannot Prove Medical Negligence or Deficiency in Service: NCDRC Sets Aside Orders Against Dermatologist, Plastic Surgeon, and Lifecell International [Read Order]

NCDRC rules that failure of PRP hair treatment alone does not prove negligence, sets aside compensation orders against doctors and Lifecell International.

“Trust Over Fear”: Parliament Passes Jan Vishwas Bill, 2026, Decriminalises Minor Offences Across 79 Laws [Read Bill]

Parliament passes Jan Vishwas Bill 2026, decriminalising minor offences across 79 laws, easing compliance, reducing litigation, and boosting ease of doing business.

SC Holds Limitation in Drugs and Cosmetics Act Prosecution Begins When Identity of Accused Is Known, Not From Date of Complaint [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules limitation in Drugs Act cases begins when identity of accused is known, not from first complaint; Section 202 CrPC not mandatory for public servants.

GST Council Alone Can Decide Tax Rates on Air Purifiers; Judicial Directions Unconstitutional, Argues Centre: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court hears Centre’s objection to PIL on GST cut for air purifiers, asserting only the GST Council can decide tax rates under Article 279A.

Pharma Firm Owner Arrested in Chennai for Alleged Violations in Cough Syrup Production

Tamil Nadu Drugs Control Department arrests Sresan Pharma owner over alleged GMP violations in cough syrup production; facility sealed, probe ongoing.


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