Justice Shaji P Chaly passed an order in this regard on a plea that sought, among other things, compulsory licensing of the life-saving breast cancer drug, Ribociclib.
Even though the petitioner who suffered from breast cancer later succumbed to her disease during the pendency of the petition, the Court took cognizance of the larger issue of the high cost of the drug.
Later the Court appointed the petitioner’s counsel, advocate Maitreyi Hegde as amicus curiea in the matter.
It was based on her request for the data that the court passed the present interim order.
“Since it is an innocuous prayer sought for by the Amicus Curiae in the larger public interest, there will be a direction to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to collect the details from the sixth respondent and submit a report before this Court within one month,” the interim order stated.
Source: Barandbench
