Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 7: The High Court has closed the PIL on prevention of sale of spurious and misbranded drugs after the authorities informed the court that ample measures are being taken by the authorities to ensure availability of quality medicines and drugs to the patients in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal closed the PIL filed by a lawyer, Hashir Shafiq, seeking directions on the authorities to submit a detailed report with respect to the operation of unregistered companies and manufacturing units and selling misbranded and unregistered medicines in the J&K.
A relief was also sought by the advocate Hashir that the officials be directed to immediately ban the sale and distribution of drugs manufactured and distributed by unregistered companies in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and initiate legal proceedings against the erring companies and individuals after seizing the spurious, fake and misbranded drugs and medicines.
On the contrary the Government in response to the PIL submitted that the authorities have already taken ample measures to ensure the availability of quality medicines and drugs to the patients in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and in the event, any complaint is made by the petitioner-Hashir in respect of any sale of spurious/fake drug/medicine, appropriate action in accordance with law shall be taken.
The court in view of the stand taken by the official respondents and the submissions made by the counsel for the parties closed the PIL with the liberty to the petitioner to bring to the notice of the concerned authorities if any sale of fake, spurious drug/medicine in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and provided to the authorities, to proceed in accordance with law.
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