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Centre to Inform about the Outcome of Consultations and Deliberations with Stakeholders to Regulate e-Pharmacies

CIO Insider Team | Monday, 29 May, 2023
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The Delhi High Court has granted six weeks' time to the Centre to inform it about the outcome of consultations and deliberations with stakeholders on draft rules to regulate e-pharmacies.

The court was hearing pleas seeking a ban on ‘illegal’sale of drugs online and challenging the draft rules published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to further amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules.

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad made it clear that pendency of these matters will not come in way of the Central government in taking action against persons who are violating the court's December 12, 2018 interim order putting a stay on the sale of drugs without licence by online pharmacies.

On perusing the latest status report filed by the Centre, the court noted it has been categorically stated that the Union of India has not yet finalized the draft notification of August 2018 and it is pending for consultation and deliberations.

Considering the totality of the facts and circumstances, wherein large number of concerns has been raised on the draft notification received from various stakeholders, their views have to be taken into account and as such the matter needs further deliberations

According to the reports, the Union of India is granted six weeks' time to inform the outcome of the consultations and deliberations and also to inform the final stand taken by the Union of India in the matter. List on August 28, 2023.

It is made clear that the pendency of the present matters will not come in the way of the Union of India in taking action against the persons who are violating the interim order dated December 12, 2018.

Considering the totality of the facts and circumstances, wherein large number of concerns has been raised on the draft notification received from various stakeholders, their views have to be taken into account and as such the matter needs further deliberations, as per reports.

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