IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 29TH AUGUST 2008 / 7TH BHADRA 1930 OP.No. 1546 of 1999(H) ---------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- 1. ALL KERALA CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS ASSOCIATION, CHEMIST BHAVAN, ERNAKULAM SOUTH - 682 016 REP.BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY A.N.MOHAN, POONAM, MANNATH LANE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. M/S. PHARMA TRADE, MARKET ROAD, PALAKKAD, A REGISTERED PARTNERSHIP FIRM GIRI NAIR, 16/387, CHIRAKKAD, KUNNATHURMEDU, PALAKKAD DISTRICT 3. M/S.SHIFA MEDICALS, XV/104, GURUVAYOOR ROAD, KUNNAMKULAM P.O. THRISSUR DISTRICT, A PARTNER SHIP FIRM REP.BY ITS PARTNER, K.A.UMMER, S/O,. MOIDUNNY, K.M.MANZIL KOCHANNUR P.O., VADAKKEKADU. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.KELU NAMBIAR (SR.) SRI.P.G.RAJAGOPALAN SRI.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR SRI.K.C.CHARLES RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DRUGS CONTROLLER AND LICENSING AUTHORITY, OFFICE OF THE DRUGS CONTROLLER AND LICENSING AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER, KANNUR. OP. NO.1546/1999 4. THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER, KOZHIKODE. 5. THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER, THRISSUR 6. THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER , ERNAKULAM. 7. THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER, KOLLAM. 8. THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER, OFFICE OF THE DRUGS CONTROLLER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP. NO.2569/1999 IN OP. NO.1546/1999 DISMISSED 29.08.2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION FORM PRESCRIBED UNDER RULE 59(2) OF THE DRUGS AND COSMETICS RULES. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE QUESTIONANNAIRE ACCOMPANYING EXT.P1. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.L-21511/98/DC, DT. 26.11.1998, ISSUED BY the DRUGS CONTROLLER. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.2-22015/90/DC DT. 4.12.1998, ISSUED BY THE DRUGS CONTROLLER. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.E2.25300/97/DC. DT. 22.12.1997, ISSUED BY THE DRUGS CONTROLLER. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE LICENCE DT. 13.3.1998, ISSUED BY THE LICENCING AUTHORITY TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.DL2-4046/98/DC. DT. 30.3.98 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO 24.4.98 THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE LETTER, DT. 26.5.1998 ADDRESSED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER TOO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE LETTER, DT. 21.8.98, OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS EXT.R2(a):- COPY OF THE FORM 21 B- SPECIMEN FORMAT OF DRUGS LICENCE /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- O.P. No.1546 of 1999 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 29th August, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioners approached this court aggrieved by the conditions stipulated in Exts.P3 and P4 circulars. In view of the stand taken in the counter affidavit filed by the respondents 2 to 8, in case the petitioners have still any grievance left, they may approach the first respondent. The writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- O.P. No.1546 of 1999 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 29th August, 2008.