1. (a) The issues that arise in this batch of appeals are as follows:
(i) Whether the notification dated 13th July, 1999 issued by the Central Government under Paragraph 7 of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1995 prescribing the norms for conversion cost, packing charges and process loss of raw materials (other than packing materials in conversion) and packing and process loss of packing materials in packaging was issued mechanically and without any application of mind or is it valid in law?
(ii) Whether the notifications dated 12th July, 2000, 12th July, 2001, 12th July, 2002 and 11th July, 2003 issued by the Central Government under Paragraph 7 of the re - notifying the norms prescribed on 13th July, 1999 were issued mechanically, without any application of mind and without re - determining the norms every year as required by the and are valid in law?
(iii) Whether various notifications issued by the Central Government fixing the retail price or ceiling price of formulations under Paragraphs 8 and 9 (as the case may be) of the without determining the norm for cost of packing material as required by Paragraph 7 of the are valid in law?
(iv) Whether fixing the retail price of a fo