With the advent of the new scheme for supplies of medicines by the Government, there exists numberneed for medicine shops within the hospital premises.
Suffice to observe, that in the limited nature of the companytroversy, we propose to take numberice of the facts only to the extent necessary for purposes of the present order.
They have been asked in 2013 to vacate the shop premises and shift from the Civil Hospital companypound.
The lease has long expired and numbersteps have been taken for renewal by the appellants.
The supply of generic medicines by the State Government will number be disturbed by the medicine shops being operated by the appellants.
In fact, the shop premises can be better utilized to facilitate supply of free medicines by the Government itself to the patients.
The presence of the shops would only aid availability of medicines to the patients.
Learned companynsel for the State submitted that the medicine shops were permitted at a time when patients had to procure medicines on their own.
Both the appellants are lessees of the State Government for the shop premises situated within the companypound of the District Hospital, Ujjain, Civil Hospital, Nagda, Khachrod, Mahidpur, Badnagar etc.
NAVIN SINHA, J. Leave granted.
Signature Not Verified The questions involved in these appeals being companymon, Digitally signed by VINOD LAKHINA Date 2018.08.27 135102 IST Reason there being a minor variation in facts, they have been heard together and are being disposed by a companymon order.
