Indian Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

Act No. 23 of 1940 In force from 1940-04-10 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 90 sections

An Act to regulate the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs and cosmetics.

46 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Anil Khandelwal Etc. v. Phoenix India and Anr.
  2025 INSC 106928 August 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court erred in rejecting the quashing petition filed by the appellants-Officers of the Bank challenging the order passed by the Magistrate issuing process against them for the offences punishable u/ss.500 and…

• Shailyamanyu Singh v. State of Maharashtra
  2025 INSC 99522 July 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose whether the appellant, being a non-executive Director of the company, can be held vicariously liable and prosecuted for the alleged offences committed by the company.

• Directorate of Revenue Intelligence v. Raj Kumar Arora & Ors.
  2025 INSC 49817 April 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose whether an offence u/s.8(c) of the NDPS Act could be said to have been made out when an accused “deals with” psychotropic substances mentioned in the Schedule to the NDPS Act but not figuring in Schedule I of the…

• Radhika Agarwal v. Union of India and Others
  2025 INSC 27227 February 2025

  Challenge to the constitutional validity and the right of the authorized officers to arrest under the Customs Act, 1962 and the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (GST Act).

• Limited and Another v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
  2025 INSC 12830 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether selling of Nitrous Oxide I.P. by the appellant no. 1 company to the unlicensed accused No.3 firm which does not possess license under Form 20B of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, was in contravention of s.18(a)(vi) read…

• M/S Jm Laboratories and Others v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Another
  2025 INSC 12730 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Non-speaking summoning order issued by Magistrate against the appellants. Petition under Section 482, CrPC filed by the appellants for quashing, dismissed by High Court. Issue as regards the legality of the summoning order and…

• M/s Bhagwati Medical Hall & Anr. v. Central Drugs Standard
  2024 INSC 104818 December 2024

  Whether District Magistrate’s order prohibiting sale of 'aromatic tincture of cardamom' on the ground of it containing a high level of alcohol was correct and in accordance with the statutory framework of Drugs & Cosmetics Act,…

• Hasmukhlal D. Vora & Anr. v. The State of Tamil Nadu
  2022 INSC 129416 December 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Lalankumar Singh & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
  2022 INSC 106111 October 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Jacob Puliyel v. Union of India & Ors.
  2022 INSC 5032 May 2022Disposed of
• Union of India v. Ashok Kumar Sharma and Others
  2020 INSC 51728 August 2020Disposed of
• The State of Andhra Pradesh v. M/S Linde India Ltd.
  2020 INSC 33413 April 2020Dismissed
• G H M/S Genentech Inc. & Ors. v. Drugs Controller General of India & Ors.
  2019 INSC 139117 December 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India & Anr. Etc. v. Bgp Products Operations Gmbh and Hagene Immermatt Weg. & Anr. Etc.
  2019 INSC 94722 August 2019Matter referred to larger bench
• State of Punjab v. Rakesh Kumar
  2018 INSC 11313 December 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• State Rep. by the Drugs Inspector v. Manimaran
  2018 INSC 112230 November 2018Leave Granted & Allowed
• Union of India and Anr. v. Pfizer Limited and Ors.
  2017 INSC 124815 December 2017Disposed of
• Ranjan Sinha & Anr. v. Ajay Kumar Vishwakarma & Ors.
  2017 INSC 5753 July 2017Disposed of
• Commissioner of Central Excise, Goa v. M/S. Cosme Farma Laboratories Ltd.
  2015 INSC 2877 April 2015Dismissed
• Union of India and Another v. M/S. Swiss Garnier Life Sciences & Ors.
  2013 INSC 4394 July 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Indian Soaps & Toiletries Makers Association v. Ozair Husain and Others
  2013 INSC 1417 March 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Subhash Chand v. State (Delhi Administration)
  2013 INSC 158 January 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. & Anr v. State of Madhya Pradesh
  2011 INSC 52628 July 2011Dismissed
• Medley Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. The Commissioner of Central Excise and . Customs, Daman
  2011 INSC 4914 January 2011Disposed of
• Dinesh B. Patel & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
  2010 INSC 4856 August 2010Dismissed
• D. Ramakrishnan v. Intelligence Officer Narcotic Control Bureau
  2009 INSC 95027 July 2009Dismissed
• Commissioner of Central Excise, Nagpur v. Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Ltd.
  2009 INSC 48813 April 2009Disposed of
• State of Kerala v. Orison J Francis & Anr.
  2008 INSC 12354 November 2008Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Ponds India Ltd. (Merged With H.L. Ltd.) v. Commissioner of Trade Tax, Lucknow
  2008 INSC 71916 May 2008Appeal(s) allowed
• Anjan1 Kumar v. State of Bihar and Anr.
  2008 INSC 52324 April 2008Allowed
• The Drugs Inspector and Anr. v. M/S. Fizikem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. and Anr.
  2008 INSC 39324 March 2008Allowed
• M/S. Medicamen Biotech Ltd. and Anr. v. Rubina Bose, Drug Inspector
  2008 INSC 35913 March 2008Allowed
• M/S. Puma Ayurvedic Herbal (P) Ltd. v. Commissioner, Central Excise, Nagpur
  2006 INSC 1458 March 2006Disposed of
• M/S. Mentha and Allied Products Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Meerut
  2004 INSC 3425 May 2004Partly allowed
• M/S. Naturalle Health Products (P) Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise, Hyderabad
  2003 INSC 62311 November 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• Cadila Health Care Ltd. v. Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
  2001 INSC 17326 March 2001Disposed of
• Amery Pharmaceuticals and Anr. v. State of Rajasthan
  2001 INSC 14816 March 2001Dismissed
• Cipla Ltd. v. Maharashtra General Kamgar Union and Ors.
  2001 INSC 10021 February 2001
• Dr. Mukhtiar Chand and Ors. Etc. v. The State of Punjab and Ors.
  1998 INSC 3858 October 1998Disposed of
• State of Rajasthan v. Sanjay Kumar and Ors.
  1998 INSC 2131 May 1998Allowed