Karnataka High Court
Dr Reddy'S Laboratories Ltd Plot vs State At The Instance Of Drugs Inspector on 19 August, 2008
Author: V Jagannathan
Bench: V Jagannathan
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VV _ Pvt Ltd, '7£Z)fi'i<::e "?-1-2'? Amceqwt
' ~ ,. « .4 _ Efifjyderabagi 5000 18.
g k';'~:.1m=:~i K;Safish Ready,
. ._ Director of fir. Red<iy's
_Laboratories Ltd. Plot N0. 16, IDA
' " Ktithur, Shacinagar, Mchboob Nagar
' .4 .. 'District, C/0 M/s Girish Laboraterias
m THE HIGH comm' op' KARNA'rA1;A
cmcurr BENCH, GULBARGA
Dated the 19th day of August ; : : if
:BEFoRE; %k A
THE HONBLE
CRIMINAL r>E:':'1'i'€:)N. z1fJ0.V%?;84?Si 1
BETWEEN :
Dr.Reddy's
Plot No. 16, .§{DA'_'K6th:gjr, '
Mehboob Naga1*»..}3£1'1st1'ict,,.C3'/o. M"/s
Girish Labe:at:3I*ie§fi.:Pxrt;' ~ Ltci. Réigx "
Office 7,~1----2'? A111::t::r'pet,.._Hy,derabad
5000 16,"'~:fr3p2fe$.;€:Iit<'JCl .by. 3 _ 4 "
its Company Sacretazy ,. '
Mr. V.VishWanath. "
Kotfiur, Mehboob Nagar
Distxict, £3/:2 -M15 Girish Laboratories
Pvt Ltd, Reg, Ofiice 7« L2'? Amecrmt
Hyderabad 503016.
Petitienerfi
{ By IBVA Assoeiates Sri K.G.Raghava1:, " .
AND:
1. State at the instance <;:f[}1*; 1gs'::"' , 1 » A
Inspector, Gtxlbarga Ci"I'C1C,"%Ofi"'iC€:()f " _
The Asst. {Drugs Congtmlier; . A A' '
Building, S.B.Co}1ege'Rcia;_1, Vikiya. _ "
Nagar,(}u}ba1~ga-585 10$" _ V
2. Shri G.V.R. Tagom A V
Dimctsr 85 Aut11o'1*is.e!i'Si°griat0ry.pi' Dr.
Reddy's LaboI'atQ1fi§és;.VLVtd -§?l0t"'~NO;..2§6,"
IDA Koth.u;r,. Sh2é.driagar., Mehboczebfiagar'
Eistxici', C»_{r'={) ?'5. Giiish 'Lab61*ato1ies Pvt.
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. . .Respondents
(*3? $i.I3§9;b:éfishetty, HCGP. )
flied {#83482 of Cr.P.(;':.
. :sé}:i:. aside the order datad 31.033006
§ags¢a b3§.'t}§§3:;Pr1* JMFC in CC Nmfllfi/06 taking
_ ' 'gogaiiafiég an Qfffiflfifi under parafifiz 9 & i4«{1}
x§I._71;Ligé" (PIice Cantml) Grater 1993 Elvis sx:=:ct:ion
_ _A3(12;(<:;f7 of Essenfial Ccmmodity Act 1955 P/U/S
% -----.' §'(§§{A)(ii) of Essential Commedities Act R/W para 24
'4 DPQG $95 and also the order 9:' issuing summons
'4 via the petitierzers wide Axmexure 'A' and dismiss the
comylaint in CC Nc:.,71(}[{}6 pending on the fiia of Pr}.
JMFQ, C,':u1harga so far as the §&{.iti()}.'1€1'iS concemad
This petition coming on for orders this day; "1316
court made {he following :
O R D E R
Haard learned Government P1ead£:r.'fQ$V 1'sé » and the counsel appears for '' w 'V
2. This petition under .s'<:e:_tio11 4;8:"2 of in question the cognxzan' cc court and 'of éiixnmbns to the petitioners and is that the petiticner has been BECELAC capsulm (for U V us~";}~' arid the notifaczaijon dated by the NPPA is far faxing the ii} respect of the capsnlw which am mea;r7§ i- for Thempentiiz Use and the:-efom the Vcgfigtenfion 3f the mtitiener is that the capsuim that . V. 'fis manxfiactmed by it am aunt meant for Propizylatztic Use and accardirlgly the gazette notification in quastian is net appfiazfgbie to the case ef the miiticinazz T§1emf<:r&, $2115: comzanae taken by the % 4 tria}. Ceurt arid issuing summons is 11nsustaiI1abié--,i11 law. The further geund urged are that "
under the Essentia} Commodities Act ' _ para-9 and 14(1) of the 1995 are to be tried by spa¢ia1'e§m¢ ask A 12AA 9f the EC Act. _ _ '_ I
3. Having thus, véansidéifid Qounds relying on the Apex to tficrein and the stag1d'i;9;}{e:1:3-.by herein that the Caps;i.;1e*« meant for Prophyiactic use anti Vftizfx Use, the question 0f pfioé " under the notification dated
24. Emame appiicable wili net: arista. . tzma' 1 smart {night 11:: have axamixmd {ha va¥'iQ1§s.:_§;i§:1exux€s produced by the petitioner befere " to issue summons. AS such, the ordar of ¥;h$ Magistrate issuixzg summons cannet be sustained ' in Raw. Apart {mm this, ether éefect naticed is that:
the trial cuurt; has not perused the znataziais placed Kn-»:"k.o& by the fiwiritianar 311:1 the court even refe to them A. 3%"
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or statifig that it has taken cogxiizancze of i:h§~~s.':l}'Vfi::{_}_.(:tj:_,_'-'»'se~£7 {G tria} ceurt mechanically ordered 3 ' ' the petitieners and for this Elie the triai court cammt be laW., *- : .. 2
4. For the afaresaid -»pctitio:1v--.is.-éillowed and proceeding '% CC' ordering $u.mmons to" V asidé.
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