PRESS RELEASE
The Surgical Manufacturers and Traders Association has approached the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi on 14.12.2020 preferring Writ Petition (Civil) No. 10478 of 2020, titled, “Surgical Manufacturers And Traders Association Vs. Union Of India” impugning the Notification bearing S.O. No. 648 (E) dated 11.02.2020 passed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Union of India, whereby all devices intended to be used specially for human beings or animals have been declared as drugs, as defined under Section 3(b)(iv) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
The Association has previously also filed Writ Petition (Civil) No. 10514 of 2019, titled “The Surgical Manufacturers & Traders Association Through Its Authorised Representative vs Union of India” challenging an earlier Notification bearing No. 4754 dated 03.12.2018, notifying some medical devices namely the Digital Thermometer, Nebulizer, Blood Pressure Monitoring Device and Glucometer as drugs. The same is also pending before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi.
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