(1.) ALL the above petitions raise certain common issues of law and involve similar facts, hence we are disposing of the same by this common judgment.
(2.) IN Writ Petition No. 1749 of 1999 M/s. Cipla Limited and another v. Union of India and others, the brief facts and submissions are as under:-
(3.) THE first petitioner company is a domestic Pharmaceutical Company which manufactures and sells various pharmaceutical bulk drugs and formulations. The present petition is filed challenging :-