Rule 50 A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 is as follows Rule 50 A Qualifications of Controlling Authority No person shall be qualified to be a Controlling Authority under the Act unless he is a graduate in pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Chemistry or in Medicine with specialisation in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a University established in India by law and he has experience in the manufacture or testing of drugs or enforcement of the provisions of the Act for a minimum period of five years Provided that the requirements as to the academic qualifications shall number apply to those Inspectors and the Government Analysts who were holding those positions on 12th day of April, 1989.
Rule 50 A of the Rules framed under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 prescribes qualifications of a Controlling Authority.
Both these appeals challenge the appointment of respondent No.
3, Dr. Harpal Singh, as the State Drug Controlling Authority under a Notification dated 18.3.1996.
