Drug & Cosmetics Law Insights — Advocate Srijan Tiwari Blog

The past 18 months have seen a significant shift in how Delhi district courts are evaluating NSQ defences. With a spate of new judgments from Delhi High Court emphasising the importance of proper sampling procedure and analyst qualification, pharmaceutical companies have stronger grounds for challenge than ever before. Here is what your legal team needs to know.

CDSCO's latest nationwide drug quality alert flagged 47 drugs in January 2026. Beyond the immediate compliance implications, this alert signals a more aggressive enforcement posture from DCGI's office. We break down the alert, the products listed, and the legal exposure for manufacturers and distributors who appear on quality lists.

In a significant ruling in early 2026, the Delhi High Court quashed a manufacturing licence suspension order issued by the Delhi state drug authority because the company was not given an opportunity to be heard before the suspension. The judgment reaffirms the fundamental importance of natural justice in drug regulatory action. Full case analysis inside.

The Cosmetics Rules, 2020 represented a significant overhaul of Indian cosmetics regulation. But four years into implementation, many companies are still making critical compliance errors — particularly around BIS certification, import cosmetics registration, and the boundary between drugs and cosmetics. Here is a plain-language guide to getting it right.

The Form 29 government analyst report is the cornerstone of any NSQ prosecution — and it is also the most fertile ground for a successful defence. In this detailed article, we examine the five most common procedural and methodological deficiencies we encounter in Delhi drug authority analyst reports, and how to build a defence strategy around each one.

For pharmaceutical corporations of scale, drug law risk is not a question of 'if' but 'when'. An NSQ notice, a state drug authority inspection finding, or a CDSCO quality alert can materialise at any time. The companies that navigate these situations with minimal business impact are those that have built proactive legal risk management into their operations. Here is how to do it.