IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present: - Hon’ble Mr. Justice Subhendu Samanta.

IN THE MATTER OF WP 20797 (W) of 2015 Palsons Derma Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

Vs.

Union of India & Ors.

For the Petitioners : Mr. Samir Chakraborty, Sr Adv., Mr. Soumabho Ghosh, Adv., Mr. Sachin Shukla, Adv., Mr. Mchul Bachhawat Adv For the Union of India : Mr. Tarunjyoti Tewari, Adv., Mr. Bikramjit Dutta Adv, Ms. Kausiki Bose Adv.

Reserved on : 05.03.2025 Judgment on : 17.07.2025 Subhendu Samanta, J.

1. Petitioner No. 1 is a company incorporated under Companies Act, 1956, carries on business of manufacture and sale of various pharmaceutical products including manufacture of medicines of dermatological elements from the year 1985. Respondent No. 1 & 2 are the Officers of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), a statutory body authorised under Essential Commodities Act, 1995 and Drug Pricing Control Order 1995 [(DPCO)] 1995 to implement and enforces the selling price of identified scheduled Drugs and Scheduled Formulations.

2. (DPCO) 1995 seeks to control and restrict maximum selling price of scheduled bulk drugs enumerated in the scheduled attached to DPCO 1995