 "Faulty hip implants: J&J moves Delhi HC against govt orders on penalties")
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has approached the Delhi High Court against a Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) order asking it to pay Rs 65 lakh and Rs 74 lakh to two of the victims of faulty Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) hip implants.
The company said it was willing to pay Rs 25 lakh as compensation to those affected but could not agree to the arbitrary amounts being imposed by the government.
Other than the CDSCO order, J&J has also challenged the Agrawal committee report and a release issued by the Union health and family welfare ministry asking it to
