ORDER :

Prayer : Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to block the link of all such websites, who are carrying on online sale of Schedule H,H1 and Schedule X medicines in violation of Rules 65 and 97 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, till the licences are granted to sell medicines through online.

What cannot be permitted can be regulated ? This seems to be the Mantra of the Central and State Governments. But the rapid growth of e-commerce continues to present challenges to the State and Central Governments in the trade of on-line pharmacy. The protests made, when Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal, entered in general retail, are being continued in retail medicine. The Central Government continues to lag in passing a specific legislation aimed at the On-line pharmacy industry.

2. The petitioner is an Association of the Tamilnadu Chemists and Druggists, represented by its General Secretary and the Writ Petition has been filed for blocking the link of all such websites from India, who are doing on-line sale of Schedule H, H1 and Schedule X medicines in violation of Rules 65 and 97 of the Drugs and Cos