All Food and Drug License Holders Foundation Throu. Its President A.J. Pandey v. the State of Maharashtra Throu. the Chief Sec. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, PIL No. 31 of 2025 (decided 20 June 2025) - All Food And Drug License Holders Foundation v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.; locus standi/maintainability of PIL; petitioner trust not an 'aggrieved person' as not in business of supplying medicines; challenge to Government Resolution dated 02.07.2024 and letter dated 15.10.2024 of Medical Education and Drugs Department for procurement of medicines from Haffkine Institute without tender; alleged contravention of Maharashtra Medical Goods Procurement Authority Act, 2023; issue left open for aggrieved persons; PIL disposed without adjudication on merits.
What did the court decide?
Persons who deal in the business of supply of medicines are in a position to approach the Court for redressal; the petitioner, being admittedly not in the business of supply of medicines, is not an aggrieved person.