Wightlink introduced three larger vessels to the Lymington to Yarmouth route in 2009 and they were allowed tocontinue operating despite a High Court ruling that their introduction had been unlawful.
Gopal Dabade of All India Drug Action Network, an India-based non-profit group that works for access to essential medicines, said the ruling will allow Indian generic manufacturers tocontinueto supply Indians and consumers in other developing countries with cheap medicines.
The authority described Chapel Gate as being of the highest international importance for wildlife and natural beauty, and said its monitoring of the route was set tocontinue despite the ruling.