Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 · Chapter VI: Miscellaneous
Section 73: Bar of jurisdiction
No civil court shall entertain any suit or proceeding against any decision made or order passed by any officer or authority under this Act or under any rule made thereunder on any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) withholding, refusal or cancellation of any licence for the cultivation of the opium poppy;
(b) weighment, examination and classification according to the quality and consistence of opium and any deductions from, or addition to, the standard price made in accordance with such examination;
(c) confiscation of opium found to be adulterated with any foreign substance.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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