Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 27 Oct 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: GEC School of Pharmacy, Madanpur, Khurda, represented by Senior Advocate S. K. Padhi and Advocate D. P. Dash.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others, including OJEE (Odisha Joint Entrance Examination) represented by Advocate G. Tripathy, OJEE counsel A. Mishra, and DMET represented by Advocate K. C. Swain.
- Nature of Petition: The institution sought permission to admit 56 students to its B.Pharm course, relying on approval from the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and affiliation by Odisha University of Health Science (Odisha Health University).
- Key Dates & Documents:
- Affiliation and PCI approval obtained; affiliation letter from Odisha Health University filed.
- List of 56 students submitted to OJEE on 23 Oct 2026.
- Government letter dated 21 Oct 2026 (Skill Development and Technical Education Department) fixed the last date of admission as 30 Oct 2026 (Annexure‑11).
- Opposition Stance: OJEE counsel A. Mishra confirmed the application is pending, stated no disqualification, and raised no objection to admission.
Court Reasoning & Directions
- The Court noted that the petitioner has fulfilled all statutory requirements, including PCI approval and university affiliation.
- Recognising the pending status of the OJEE application and the imminent admission deadline, the Court permitted the petitioner to complete the admission process for the 56 students.
- The Court directed OJEE to upload the list of students along with the petitioner’s name on its web portal as soon as possible to enable timely admission before 30 Oct 2026.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed; GEC School of Pharmacy is authorized to admit the 56 listed students to the B.Pharm course on or before 30 Oct 2026, subject to due procedure.
- OJEE must promptly publish the student list on its portal.
- An urgent certified copy of this order shall be issued on proper application.
Topics: Admission Permission, Higher Education, Court Order