Tirupati College Engineering, Lucknow Thru. Chairman Dr. Prabhat Tripathi v. Pharmacy Council of India Nbcc Center, New Delhi Thru. Registrar Cum Secy

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 5079 of 2023 Petitioner :- Tirupati College Engineering, Lucknow Thru. Chairman Dr. Prabhat Tripathi Respondent :- Pharmacy Council Of India Nbcc Center, New Delhi Thru. Registrar Cum Secy. Counsel for Petitioner :- Amitabh Kumar Tripathi,Ashish Kumar Shukla,Bal Krishna Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent :- Ravi Singh Hon'ble Subhash Chandra Sharma,J.

¶1Sri Atul Kumar Dwivedi, Advocate has filed Vakalatnama in Court today on behalf of the respondent no.5 which is taken on record.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Ravi Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no.1, learned A.C.S.C. for the respondent no.2, 3 & 4 and Shri Atul Kumar Dwivedi, learned counsel for the respondent no. 5.

¶3It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner moved a representation dated 8.6.2023 (Annexure No. 11 to this petition) for providing approval for B. Pharma Course for academic session 2023-2024 which is still pending before the Registrar-cum-Secretary, Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi. Therefore, request is made for making a direction to the respondent to decide the aforesaid application within a stipulated time.

¶4On the other hand, Shri Ravi Singh, learned counsel for respondent no. 1 opposed the aforesaid prayer and contended that on 6.6.2023, an instruction was made to the petitioner to submit consent of affiliation of examining authority for B. Pharma Course for academic session 2023-2024 regarding introduction of new B. Pharma Course which the petitioner has failed to submit. As a result, it was decided to instruct the institution to submit the compliance within seven days through dashboard.

¶5Further, learned counsel for the petitioner contended that first approval is required from Pharmacy Council of India and then the petitioner is required to approach the State and University-cum-examining body.

¶6In view of facts of the case, the respondent no. 1 i.e. Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi is hereby directed to decide the representation dated 8.6.2023 moved by the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

¶7The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Order Date :- 26.6.2023/Mohit Singh/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench