Gramin Vikas Multipurpose Education Society, Nagpur, Thr. Secretary And Another v. The Pharmacy Council Of India, Thr. Registrar Cum Secretary, New Delhi And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

NAGPUR BENCH, AT NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO 6015 OF 2025 (Gramin Vikas Multipurpose Education Society, Nagpur Vs. The Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi and Ors) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri F.T.Mirza, Senior Advocate a/b. Shri A.I.Sheikh, Advocte for petitioners. Ms. Neerja G. Chaubey, Advocate for respondent no. 1. Shri P.P.Pendke, AGP for respondent(s)/State. Shri Nikhil A. Gaikwad, Advocate for respondent no. 5 CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR & RAJNISH R. VYAS,JJ. DATE :

07-10-2025 By way of instant petition, the petitioner has prayed for setting aside order dated 26.09.2025, by which the college run by the petitioner is put under 'No Admission Category'. It was also prayed that it be declared that respondent Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education has no authority under law to order or to conduct inspection of the petitioner college. 2.

This Court has dealt with the same issue regarding validity of Circular dated 26.09.2025 in Writ Petition No. 5816/2025 and has also set aside the said Circular vide order dated 6.10.2025.

Following observations made in order dated 26.09.2025 are sufficient to allow the instant petition: "17. In the circumstances, as the petitioners succeed on these two points, unless there is a report of the inspector authorized by the PCI as regards the number of laboratories or any deficiency in the petitioner college putting the petitioner no. 2 in the category of "Not to make admission category" is contrary to law." Belkhede, PS

2 wp6015.2025..doc In view of the discussion supra, following order is passed:

The petition is allowed.

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The Circular dated 26/09/2025 (pg.42) issued by respondent no. 1 - Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi, putting the name of petitioner no. 2 - College in the list of Colleges of the Category "Not to make admission category", is hereby quashed and set aside.

4.

Accordingly, we direct the respondent nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 to include the name of petitioner no. 2 - College on the website created for the purpose of admission at the earliest. 5.

The respondent no. 5 is directed to include the name of petitioner no. 2 - College in the list of colleges provided for admission on the website at the respondent no. 5 within 24 hours.

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The respondent no. 5 shall make endeavour for the same.

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The petition is disposed of accordingly.

(RAJNISH R. VYAS, J) (ANIL S. KILOR, J) Belkhede, PS