Drug Discovery
SC dismisses ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea in 1996 drug seizure case
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt challenging a Gujarat High Court order which set a deadline for completion of trial in a 1996 drug seizure case. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Aravind Kumar also imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on Bhatt for filing a frivolous petition. The top court directed Bhatt to deposit the amount with the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority. The Petitioner rather than approaching this Court ought to have cooperated with the trial court for expeditious disposal. The grant of extension is matter for the trial court. The petition is found to be absolutely frivolous and costs of Rs 10,000 are imposed, the bench said. Senior advocate Devadatt Kamat, appearing for Bhatt, submitted that a number of witnesses have not yet been examined and directions, as issued by high court, will prevent the trial court from deciding the matter in a judicious matter. Senior advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for Gujarat, a
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NCB suspects narco-terrorism module in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh drug bust
NCB on Thursday busted an India-Afghanistan drug syndicate and recovered 50 kilograms of heroin worth over Rs 100 crore from a flat in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar, Shaheen Bagh
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How robot math and smartphones led to a drug discovery breakthrough
The algorithm has helped unlock a class of molecules known as peptide macrocycles, which have appealing pharmaceutical properties
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Explained: Here's how drugs get from point of discovery to pharmacy shelf
It takes a total of nine to 12 years on average from drug discovery in the laboratory to approval by a regulatory body
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