Authority: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack
Order Date: 16 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Triveni Institute of Pharmaceutical and Health Service, Rayagada, represented by Chairman Swagat Sekhar Jena, seeking a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to conduct a Diploma in Pharmacy course for Academic Session 2026‑27.
- Opposite Parties: State of Orissa, represented by the Commissioner‑cum‑Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Bhubaneswar, and another respondent.
- The petition challenged the rejection order dated 11 September 2026 (Annexure‑8) issued by the authorities due to identified deficiencies in the institute’s application.
- The institute submitted that it had remedied the deficiencies and requested the court to direct the authorities to grant the NOC.
Final Outcome
- The Court, noting an admission that the deadline for admission has been extended to 31 October 2026, permitted the institute to rectify all deficiencies by 17 October 2026, peremptorily.
- If the institute complies by that date, the authorities must consider the NOC request and render a decision on or before 27 October 2026, positively, in accordance with law.
- No further extensions will be granted.
- The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage, and an urgent certified copy of the order may be issued on proper application.
Topics: Legal/Regulatory, Education