Delhi HC directs Centre to ‘seriously’ consider import duty waiver on Amphotericin B

Thursday, 27 May 2021Newsdesk

Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to seriously consider waiving the duty being imposed on the import of Amphotericin B, the drug used for the treatment of Black Fungus infection.

New Delhi, 27 May 2021

“Because the said drug is required to save lives of people suffering from a serious disease which is inflicting thousands of people all over the country, we are of the view that the Central government should seriously consider waiver of complete Customs and other duties and levies on the import of the said drug at least for the period that the same is in short supply in India and is required to treat the disease,” said the division bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh.

Source -The Indian Express