Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 18-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petition: Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 1121/2026 filed by Tila Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (petitioner) against Pharmacy Council of India and others (respondents).
- Interim Application No.: IA No. 266675/2026 seeking grant of interim relief.
- Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Purushottam Sharma Tripathi, Adv. Mr. Ravi Chandra Prakash, M/s Ravi Chandra Prakash & Co., AOR.
- Counsel for respondents: Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, AOR (mentioned by) Mr. Aman Kumar, Adv. Mr. Amresh Kumar.
- Core issue: PCI rejected the petitioner’s application for a B.Pharm course on 03.07.2026 because the petitioner had not submitted consent of affiliation from Jharkhand University of Technology.
- Petitioner’s submissions: Conditional No Objection Certificate (NOC) for commencement of the course was granted by the State Government on 09.12.2025; subsequently, Jharkhand University of Technology provided the required consent of affiliation on 09.07.2026.
- Prior Court direction: By order dated 25.08.2026 in Writ Petition (c) No. 1009 of 2026, the Court had extended the time for counselling and directed PCI to consider and grant approval for the Academic Session 2026‑2027 to certain academic institutions.
Final Outcome
- The Court, noting that counselling for the academic session is still pending, issued an exceptional direction to the Pharmacy Council of India to process the petitioner’s application and pass the appropriate order granting approval, overturning the earlier rejection dated 03.07.2026.
- The Writ Petition is hereby disposed of.
- Any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.
Topics: Court Order, Pharmacy Education Approval