GREAT LEGALISATION MOVEMENT INDIA TRUST vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

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$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 23rd January, 2026 Uploaded on: 31st January, 2026 + W.P.(C) 7608/2019 GREAT LEGALISATION MOVEMENT INDIA TRUST .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R. Abhishek, Mr. Avinash Sharma, Mr. Sidhi Pramodh and Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Anubha Bhardwaj, CGSC for UOI with Ms. Ananya Shamshery, Ms. Anchal Kashyap and Mr. Vijay Misra, Advs. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner - Great Legislation Movement India Trust under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, challenging the vires of Sections 8(b), 8(c), first proviso to Section 8, Sections 9, 10, 12, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27-31a, 37, 38, 40, 44, 46, 47, 48, 54, 60, and Entry 13 of the Schedule of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter, ‘the NDPS Act’) and Rules 52a, 53, 58, 60 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985 (hereinafter, ‘the NDPS Rules’) as violative of Article 14, 19,21, 25,29 Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA NEGI W.P.(C) 7608/2019 Page 1 of 11 Signing Date:31.01.2026 12:13:30 of the Constitution of India. 3. A brief background of the present case is that, the Petitioner is a trust registered under Indian Trusts Act, 1882 which operates in Karnataka. One of the primary objects of the Petitioner is to decriminalize the use of cannabis and also for raising awareness in respect of its medicinal, industrial, economic, ecological and other benefits. 4. The case of the Petitioner is that there are various international developments which deserve to be considered in respect of the