Section 21 Drugs & Cosmetics Act | Fresh Notification Not Required Every Time an Inspector Is Transferred: Karnataka High Court
In a recent judgment delivered by the High Court of Karnataka in CRL.P No. 103433 of 2024, the Hon’ble Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty upheld the validity of proceedings initiated by a Drug Inspector who was transferred to a different jurisdiction. The petitioner had challenged the competence of the complainant, a Drug Inspector, to initiate prosecution after his transfer from Belagavi Circle to Gadag Circle, contending that a fresh notification under…