Govt asks for more time for framing rules to regulate e-pharmacies
New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that a proposal for framing rules to regulate e-pharmacies was under consideration and some more time was needed.
The Centre's response came after a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked it to file a status report on petitions seeking a ban on illegal sale of drugs online.
"A proposal for framing rules to regulate e-pharmacies was under consideration and some more time was needed," the Centre's counsel told the court.
However, the petitioner's lawyer contended that the rules are being framed for the last 5-6 years but nothing concrete has been done yet.
The court listed the matter for the next hearing on May 22.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare draft rules were challenged in the plea to further amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules.
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