M/S LUPIN LIMITED vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH DRUGS INSPECTOR CENTRAL DRUGS STANDARD CONTROL ORGANISATION (CDSCO) NORTH ZONE

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2025 Supreme(Online)(Del) 6709

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA, J
M/S LUPIN LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA THROUGH DRUGS INSPECTOR CENTRAL DRUGS STANDARD CONTROL ORGANISATION (CDSCO) NORTH ZONE – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Siddharth Aggarwal, Mr. Madhav Khurana, Mr. Shri Singh, Mr. Atul S. Mathur, Ms. Peshwan Jehangir, Mr. Amey Mirajkar, Mr. Prabal Mehrotra, Ms. Sarvapriya Makkar, Mr. Umang Katyariya, Mr. Parimal Kaushik, Mr. Karan Dhalla, Ms. Arunima Nair, Ms. Asees Kaur, Mr. Aman Tiwari
For the Respondents: Mr. Nishant Gautam CGSC, Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Mr. Prithiviraj Dey, Mr. Shaurya Mani Pandey

Table of Content
1. stay of proceedings granted pending petition. (Para 4 , 5)
2. context and background regarding drug quality complaint. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
3. legal arguments regarding the classification of drug quality. (Para 9 , 10)
4. court's accommodation of petitioners' plea based on prima facie case. (Para 11 , 12)

O R D E R

% 27.08.2025 CRL.M.A. 25562/2025, CRL.M.A. 25563/2025 & CRL.M.A. 25564/2025 (Exemption)

CRL.M.C. 6010/2025 Page 1 of 5

1. Exemption is granted, subject to all just exceptions.

2. The Applicants shall file legible and clearer copies of exempted documents, compliant with practice rules, before the next date of hearing.

3. Accordingly, the applications stand disposed of.

CRL.M.A. 25561/2025(FOR STAY) in CRL.M.C. 6010/2025.

4. The above-captioned petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, [“ BNSS ”] (formerly Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, [“Cr.P.C.”]) seeks quashing of Complaint Case No. 967/2024 (Earlier No. 12705/2021) filed before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, West District, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi along with the District, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi along with summoning order dated 04^th July, 2022 passed t

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2025 Supreme(Online)(Del) 6709

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHIMR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA, JM/S LUPIN LIMITED – AppellantVersusUNION OF INDIA THROUGH DRUGS INSPECTOR CENTRAL DRUGS STANDARD CONTROL ORGANISATION (CDSCO) NORTH ZONE – Respondent

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA, J
M/S LUPIN LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA THROUGH DRUGS INSPECTOR CENTRAL DRUGS STANDARD CONTROL ORGANISATION (CDSCO) NORTH ZONE – Respondent