Supreme Court of India · 2003-09-12
Sri Sathya Sai Inst., High. Medi. ... vs Union Of India (Uoi)
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2003 SC 354
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sri Sathya Sai Inst., High. Medi. ...
- Respondent
- Union Of India (Uoi)
- Bench
- S. Rajendra Babu, Arun Kumar, G.P. Mathur
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the requirement for importers to advertise compliance with exemption conditions was unnecessary, as mere advertisement does not guarantee compliance or accuracy of statements. The Court emphasized that the primary objective is to serve indigent patients, and if this is satisfactorily achieved, additional burdens such as monthly advertisements are unwarranted. The directions from the Mediwell's case regarding advertising were overruled, affirming that the government retains the prerogative to impose conditions for exemptions as deemed appropriate.