Without Specific Role Directors not liable for Vicarious Liability in Drugs Case: SC

Lalankumar Singh & Ors. Vs State of Maharashtra (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court of India has quashed criminal proceedings against the directors of M/s Cachet Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd. (CPPL) in a case concerning the manufacture of a sub-standard drug. The apex court, in the case of Lalankumar Singh & Ors. Vs State of Maharashtra, ruled that merely being a director of a company is not enough to establish vicarious liability under Section 34 of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 (the Act), without specific averments detailing their role in the offence. The case originated in 2...