GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~69 & 70. * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + Date of Decision: 24.04.2025 % W.P.(C) 5037/2025 & CM APPL. 23137/2025, CM APPL. 23138/2025 GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amit Sibal, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Ajay Bhargava, Ms. Vanita Bhargava, Mr. Aseem Chaturvedi, Mr. Milind Jain, Mr. Ankit Handa, Mr. Ankur Vyas and Mr. Saksham Dhingra, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Prithviraj Dey, Advs. Mr. Rishikant Singh, Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Advs., Mr. Arvind Kukrety, DDC(I), Mr. Vijay Chandankar, DDC(I), Mr. Deepak Kumar, ADC(I), Mr. Pratyush Kumar, ADC(I) + W.P.(C) 5038/2025 & CM APPL. 23139/2025, CM APPL. 23140/2025, CM APPL. 23141/2025 ZUVENTUS HEALTHCARE LIMITED & ANR......Petitioner Through: Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Archana Sahadeva, Mr. Sreedhar Kale and Mr. Surkit Seth, Advs. W.P.(C.) Nos. 5037/2025,5038/2025 Page 1 of 7 Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:25.04.2025 14:24:48 versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Prithviraj Dey, Advs. Mr. Rishikant Singh, Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Advs., Mr. Arvind Kukrety, DDC(I), Mr. Vijay Chandankar, DDC(I), Mr. Deepak Kumar, ADC(I), Mr. Pratyush Kumar, ADC(I) CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ. (ORAL) 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. These petitions instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assail the validity of notification dated 15.04.2025 (hereinafter referred to as the Impugned Notification) issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Fami