Blacklisting Requires Justification, Proportionality & Fair Hearing with SCN

Sujal Pharma Vs Karnataka State Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (Karnataka High Court) Blacklisting Requires Justification, Proportionality, and Fair Hearing with Show-Cause Notice (SCN) In the case of Sujal Pharma Vs Karnataka State Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (Karnataka High Court), Sujal Pharma, a pharmaceutical distributor, challenged its blacklisting by the Corporation without prior notice or a fair hearing. The Corporation had issued purchase orders for hand sanitizers during COVID-19, which were later deemed substandard by the Drugs Control Department. Sujal Pharma was bl...