products manufactured by the appellant fall
within the category of medicaments or cosmetics. Answer to this question
determines as to whether the goods are classifiable ... under the Central Excise
Tariff Act, 1985 as cosmetics under Chapter 33 or as medicaments under
Chapter 30. As cosmetics the rate of excise duty
manufacturing licence issued by the Drug Controller under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 . According to the petitioner, the said product is used for prevention ... controversy as to whether Nycil powder is a drug or a cosmetic product has been going on since long. In the year 1966, the Government
exercise of powers contained under Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (as amended 68 of 1982) (hereinafter referred ... purpose to regulate the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs and cosmetics. By the Amendment Act 68 of 1982 apart from other provisions, Section
others 1981 (2) SCC 335 was a case under the Drugs and
Cosmetics Act, 1940 . Section 34 contains a similar provision making every
person
