Tridus Remedies v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4559 of 2017 =========================================================== Tridus Remedies represented by Ahmad Faraz, S/o Abu Mohammad manufacturing place plot no. D42/D43 phase-2 Industrial Area, Hajipur844102, R/o Mohanlal Bagh, P.O. Mahendru, P.S.- Pirbahore District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Health Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

2. The State Drug Controller-cum-Chief Licensing Authority, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna.

3. The Drug Inspector, Head Quarter, Drug Control Administration, Bihar, Patna.

.... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : None For the Respondents : Mr. Shailendra Kumar, AC to Pr. AAG2 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 25-01-2018 The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the letter no. 245 (15) dated 02.03.2017 issued by the Health Department Bihar, Patna whereby and whereunder it has been decided by the Department that no one application for New License of Drugs may be obtained and not issuing new license for sale/manufacturing of Drugs till online arrangement; and directing the respondent no.

2 to issue manufacturing Drug License to the petitioner for which the petitioner has already applied for grant of license for which all the formalities have already been made in the year 2016 whereby for grant of license, chalan has already been deposited in the Bank under the seal and signature of the State Drug Controller cum Chief Licensing Authority, Patna whereby the petitioner has already filed application for grant of license to manufacture for sale and the authority has already approved the proposal for issuance of licence.

Patna High Court CWJC No.4559 of 2017 dt.25-01-2018 2/2

2. None appears on behalf of the petitioner despite repeated calls. On the last occasion i.e. on 18.01.2018 also the petitioner was not represented.

3. Learned counsel for the respondents appears and invites attention to paragraph 5 of the counter affidavit, inter alia, stating that the subject letter dated 02.03.2017 stands amended by the letter contained in Memo no. 310(15) dated 28.03.2017 and the stay put on obtaining application and issuing license for manufacturing of drugs has been vacated. It is therefore submitted that the writ petition has become infructuous.

4. Having regard to the stands of the respondents, the writ petition stands dismissed.

B.T/- (Vikash Jain, J) AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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