IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 09.01.2026 Rajnish --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & another --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI.

Present:- Mr. Keshav Pratap Singh, Advocate for petitioner.

Mr. Raghav Goel, AAG, Punjab.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI.J (Oral)

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of impugned order dated 08.07.2025 (Annexure P-10) passed by the learned Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration, Punjab and order dated 21.04.2025 (Annexure P-6) passed by learned Zonal Licensing Authority Gurdaspur Zone, whereby the drug licenses nos. PB-GS-136820 & PB-GS-136821 have been cancelled.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner was holding a valid retail drug licence under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 and was issued a show cause notice by the respondent-department to which he replied and thereafter an order dated 21.04.2025 (Annexure P-6) was passed against the petitioner on the basis of various allegations and his licence was cancelled. He submitted that thereafter petitioner filed a stat