{"id":114110,"date":"2009-02-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-ajanta-pharma-ltd-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-18-february-2009"},"modified":"2015-10-15T21:59:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T16:29:03","slug":"ms-ajanta-pharma-ltd-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-18-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-ajanta-pharma-ltd-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-18-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"M\/S Ajanta Pharma Ltd vs State Of Karnataka on 18 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
M\/S Ajanta Pharma Ltd vs State Of Karnataka on 18 February, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Huluvadi G.Ramesh<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
<\/pre>\n
IN THE HIGH covm” 012 KARNATAKA
\nCIRCUIT BENCB AT DHARWAD
\nDated\ufb01ris the 18″ Day afFebru.w33;20\u00a3;3’$:’,<'A j.
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W3 Ajanta Pharrria Ls\/\u00e9”  “” ”  >     T   ‘<\/p>\n
Rio Vishai :v:andir,”vs?**”-xzzaggr . \u00ab 3<\/p>\n
6*’ Road, Kha’t;’E$i’tLm!3ai 4:iEs\u20ac”5~{}S’2.\u00bb    Petitioner<\/p>\n
(By Mfg Px~s;i:i1a’\u00e9,ss:a._ A\u00e9\u00a7;;:%    <\/p>\n
And :\n<\/p>\n
 ~ Q _s%;.:ze,\u00a2\u00e9i”\u00a7<ama\u00a3a"ka.  11111 H ,<\/p>\n
. V Est th\u00e9insiance of Drug Inspecter
\n' , "';'s.ssi:5\u20ac\u00a3Va5m _(L'.0nttol\u00a7cr, Hubli<\/p>\n
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-(4:13 as }23g\u00a7#5m Wali Buiiding
\n{}pp:”‘I\u00a7SRTC Depot, Hesur, Hxzbli<\/p>\n
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\n‘Rig 8 ‘1’ Divisienai Quartcrs
\nBioek if 3\/9, Hesur, Hubli Respcn\u00e9ents<\/p>\n
. ,  )::By Sri P H Getkhindi, GP fer 12.2; Manjuza
\nS Hiteznath, Adv. For R22 & R3)<\/p>\n
;E(ak\/<\/p>\n
En (l’ri.P 759:’2{}86:\n<\/p>\n
1<\/span><\/p>\n
Elziis Ajania Pharma Ltd<\/p>\n
GT8 9%? 123145, Wali Building
\nOpga: KSRTC Depot, Hosur
\nHubli — by Sm: V N Nair<\/p>\n
Smt V N nah”\n<\/p>\n
C P & G?A of R2<\/p>\n
Rio 3 T Eivisisnal Quartexs
\nBlock # 3K9, Hesur, Hubii<\/p>\n
(“By MKS Pram\ufb02a Assts., Adv.)<\/p>\n
And:\n<\/p>\n
1<\/span><\/p>\n
Santa ofi\u00e9amataka   ‘-\n<\/p>\n
At the instange. sf i)rugs\u00a7_A\u00a71xsp\u00e9jc:j:ar <\/p>\n
Asst. Drugs $oni\u00a7%01}e1*,}Eub\u00a7i ‘<\/p>\n
E\\\u00bb1rVPuru’s%1z>I1;\u00a3:m B”.i%{g’.\u00a2xrve’:a1″‘
\nS!o’}3haigwand&sV Aga;:’w’a{  ” – .__
\nMan;a_ging_ Directerv “~. V  -_
\nMfs Ajzmta Pharma Ltd ,.  ‘
\nRio Visha} I\\=iandir,’ 5* mac:\n<\/p>\n
5%’=’1aa;d, Mumbai 400 052<\/p>\n
 {By S%9\u00a3”PV.\u00a7~\u00a7%’\u00a7et1\u00a7his;;ii, GP)     <\/p>\n
. I?eti’i;i\u00a7)1:@:?s <\/p>\n
R\u00e9\u00e9spendents<\/p>\n
H *  ‘Fhe\u00e9\u00e9 JPetitions are f\ufb02\ufb01td under 53.482, CLPC praying<\/p>\n
V  ‘ – to quash the :'{3.\u00a2:fd\u00e9:ted 14.31.2095 in C5 21993905 befara the me,
\n Hubli. ” ” ‘<\/p>\n
 ., ” ‘ Criminal Peiiiians coming 0:1 for Heza\ufb01ng this day, the
\n C0311? _m\u00a7{‘.e the faliowingi<\/p>\n
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ORBE-‘R<\/p>\n
Them two peiiiions have been flied by the accused Z L” ‘ <\/p>\n
the order of taking cogaizance in CC 2199f20{?5  C;  -.   <\/p>\n
by order datad 14.11.2005 and \u00a30 quash the c0n;ip1__af1’atT: A <\/p>\n
MES Ajanta Phamxa }L.vtr.i,._.is 3 .:’eg:\u00e9f\u00a7re\u20aci”-\u00bb\u00a70m%\u00a7\u00e9hyvviiaviizg its
\ngegstered of\ufb01ca at Hubli. That {he manufacture
\nand saie of phmmacm\ufb01ticals    ;’\u00e9t’\u00a3”‘it\u20acd that (ms
\n\ufb01lrushottam B  \u00a7 ;\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7?”$na one ‘is’ N Nair
\nwho is atraya\ufb01aa\u00e9\u00e9agseci  fh%.:\u00a7Vg\/Igg\u00e9isaaie is the {SPA Hoider
\nand in chairge uc\u00e9f at fhe branch at Huhli for in: 13′<\/p>\n
pe\ufb01tioner in C’1’1.’_ ?59;!2V{}'{3\u00a7$.;’V  had appcainted a consignee<\/p>\n
  agcn,t {of the. 3:316 bf ._K3\u00a7nat\ufb01ka by name Meditrack who had vali\u00e9<\/p>\n
 .1i;aas\u20ac  g\ufb01neument 1, regar\u00e9ing letter ef apgoirxtment and me<\/p>\n
v\u00a7ai}.i_d’-Tl.i\u00a7;s\u00a7ns\u00e9:”2:i _\u00e9\u00e9\ufb01ut\ufb01ent 2 and 3 were in force fmm 24.2.2{.193 iii}<\/p>\n
 _ 23.2.2E\u00a5G8.   \ufb01cansing 311’\u00a3h\u00a3}i\u00b0i’\u20ac}f had issuc\u00e9 Fem: 21 Ct dated<\/p>\n
  gasa\u00e9.-.f:’he iimnse was issucz\u00e9 in Fem 23, 213A, 293, 21, 2:23 and<\/p>\n
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%   at rr\ufb01zaumeni \u00e9, <\/p>\n
In the complaint \ufb01led under S200 CLPC by the Drugs inspee';er.,,!_:'l~.V_<\/p>\n
it is alleged that there is violation of s.1s<: of the Drugs & Cgesmetgggjj  . A' <\/p>\n
Act, 1948. As per; the complaint, it is mentiened the: aCCl\u00a5\u00a7'3{\u00a7..l.?,':'iQl{\u00a7'lil\u00a73t<\/p>\n
they pessessed license in Form 218 but, aceerdixizglte ihe j4)e'ti:ie'1:ers,'V \u00ab  <\/p>\n
they are having license in Form 21C; .4Withu5u\u00a7 gferi\ufb01ealie\u00e9x, ltillez gags: <\/p>\n
accused is said to have made a wrong stateine\ufb01t by we-. sight; <\/p>\n
According to the complaint,  visited for a
\nroutine inspection, j1l'1i;*y.._ were 1:101 \u00a7pe\u00a7sessi\ufb01gjV!ieen\u00e9je es eequired but
\nstating that they \u00a3ia3v*e'v,$te:eiieti_  the .Wi\ufb011011t helding license<\/p>\n
under 3.233, eomplgiifgil, t\u00a7'h:e'f11ed. f
\nHeard tl;\u00a3e".l5}ea;;ier.\n<\/p>\n
‘V ” .  ‘It is ‘Vilma: the aelellsed company is having its Branch at Huhli<\/p>\n
 and St\ufb02ftld certain drugs and also sold the<\/p>\n
steekl egl\u00e9 lithe drugs Without holding license in Form 2} B as<\/p>\n
 –  _  the a\ufb01egeiion made. But, aceerding to the peiitioners, they had held<\/p>\n
  “a-lllieexlse in Fem: 21 B and by ever sight sue}: a statement was<\/p>\n
V’  by the 2*” accused. Be that as it may. It is for the petitioners to<\/p>\n
:=af3p\u00a3Qaeh the Magishaate ie produce the relevant lieensefdeeuments<\/p>\n
which are required to be produced in eonformity with the Act 3216 Rules<\/p>\n
\\: ,-\n<\/p>\n
1%,\u00bb<\/p>\n
under Ehe Dr@ 85 Cosmetics Act, by \ufb01iing an appiication seeking to<\/p>\n
stop the prceceedings if convincing evicience is produced so as to s\u00a7tis. f\u00a7?*._<\/p>\n
the rczquirement. On being satisfied if the Magisirate \ufb01nds    A’ <\/p>\n
no prima facie case, he can very W611 dismiss the _cnxnp1ain\u20acj}=:1nd<\/p>\n
discharga the accused at 9335 any other appr\u00a3%pria\u00a3;c  ‘1  say ‘V _ <\/p>\n
the petitioners befcxre this Court carmot be “.~.’=.\u00bbf.:c\u00a7e:ptrcd iQ..”.;;1\u00a7ash’ thf: <\/p>\n
compiaint filed at this stage. It is for ‘to mak\u00e9 “a=_f_i’d1*$\u00a7.’.ito \ufb01god\ufb01ce
\nreievant material which are nec”{=;;~1sa1″3*  (511:’$4u;K’.producfiV\u00e9h, it is for
\nthe cencerned Magistrate is cansid\u00e9t  \u00e9a\u00e9e _._r_:’1sf’ i:?!i{:j\u00a7<:\u00a3__i.ti0ners at the<\/p>\n
thres.-ho\u00a7\u00e9 and pass _a;:;=.\u00a7{)pzfiatei;Ac:rdt;1\u00a5:3:'V.a3r ~\u00a2V1AS'\u00e9"_:nVVp:d\u00a2e\u00e9d in accnrdanae<\/p>\n
wifh law a\u00e9. p\u20acr__the n;i:\u00a39<)'?\u00abfi.<sV_i\u00a7\u00a721s \u00a7f.\ufb01ic:.,C2'..PC.<\/p>\n
A.<.-;:mjding\u00a71'y,..bAoi}1 \ufb02ue \ufb01\ufb01etitiens aw dismisse\u00e9.<\/p>\n
sdi-*
\n1116.99<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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