INDIAN DRUG MANUFACTURES ASSOCIATION vs MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS AND 2 OTHERS

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bipin prithiani 1 wp-2216.15 & anr.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2216 OF 2015 M/s. Franco Indian Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. … Petitioners Versus Union of India & Ors. … Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 885 OF 2015 Indian Drug Manufactures Association … Petitioner Versus Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers & Ors. … Respondents WITH NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 257 OF 2015 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 885 OF 2015 ****** Mr. Navroz Seervai, Senior Advocate a/w. Ms. Arti Raghavan and Ms. Tavleen Saini i/by Crawford Bayley & Co. for Petitioners in WP/2216/2015. Mr. Dheeraj Nair a/w. Mr. Pratik Pawar, Ms. Shanaya Cyrus Irani, Ms. Avni Sharma and Ms. Sanjana Pandey i/by J. Sagar Associates for Petitioner in WP/885/2015. Mr. M. S. Bhardwaj for Respondents in WP/2216/2015. Mr. G. R. Sharma (through V.C.) a/w Mr. D. P. Singh for Respondents in WP/885/2015. ****** CORAM : MANISH PITALE AND SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ. RESERVED ON : 7th MARCH 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 10th APRIL 2026 Judgment (Per Manish Pitale, J.) : . The petitioner No.1 in Writ Petition No.2216 of 2015 is an entity engaged in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of bipin prithiani 2 wp-2216.15 & anr.doc pharmaceutical formulations and petitioner in Writ Petition No. 885 of 2015 is the Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA), which is a registered association of manufacturers of drugs and pharmaceuticals in India. Both the petitions raise issues pertaining to the interpretation and implementation of the Drugs (Price Control) Order 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘DPCO 2013’ for short). The petitioners contend that the respondent No.3 i.e. the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is wrongly interpreting DPCO 2013 to insist on price ce