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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 13903

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, P. V. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ
MIDHUN K.M – Appellant
Versus
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL DEVISES BUREAU OF INDIA (PMBI) – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.R.PADMARAJ, SHRI.JOMY GEORGE, SRI.M.J.BENNY, SHRI.SAJEEVAN V.T., SRI.R.AJITH KUMAR, SHRI.ARJUN S. PRAKASH
For the Respondents: SRI.T.V.VINU

JUDGMENT Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, J.

The present intra-court appeal under Section 5 of the Kerala High Court Act , 1958 assails the judgment dated 12.11.2025 passed in WP(C) No.42741/2024 whereby the learned Single Judge has dismissed the Writ Petition filed by the appellant.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the appellant/petitioner had filed the Writ Petition praying for the following reliefs:

“i. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing respondents to cancel the allotment of store code 16071 by the 1st respondent to the 3rd respondent to open a PMBJK store;

ii. Direct the respondents to conduct proper market survey prior to licensing new PMBJK shops as Ext.P1 guidelines is not an empty formality.

iii. Direct the 1st respondent to withdraw the approval granted to the 3rd respondent, if on a properly conducted market survey, the opening of a new PMBJK store at 3rd respondents place is not recommended as feasible.

iv. To dispense with the production of English translation of documents in vernacular language.”

2.1. The appellant is running a medical shop popularly known as ‘Jan Aushadhi’ at Vandanam near Alappuzha Medical College fr

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