Wants government to firm up a date by which essential drugs will be notified

The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Union government that in the name of bringing essential drugs under pricing control it should not alter the price system. A Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and S.J. Mukhopadhaya told senior counsel Ashok Bhan, appearing for the Centre: “The government should not alter the drug price system. You firm up a date by which essential drugs would be notified.”