CROSS BELLY INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY vs ANIL MITTAL, REGISTRAR-CUM MEMBER SECRETARY, PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA AND ANR

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$~77 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 21.05.2026 + CONT.CAS(C) 931/2026 CROSS BELLY INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay and Mr. Chandra Shekhar Singh, Advs. versus ANIL MITTAL, REGISTRAR-CUM MEMBER SECRETARY, PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Chetanya Singh and Mr. Chetan Sharma, Advs. (through v/c) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA SACHIN DATTA, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner alleging wilful disobedience/non-compliance of the directions contained in the order dated 13.04.2026, passed in W.P.(C) 3356/2026 (and connected matters). The operative directions therein reads as under: “25. Accordingly, the impugned decision letter rejecting the grant of approval of pharmacy courses to the petitioner institution is quashed and the respondent is directed to process application of the petitioner institutions without insisting on the requirement of the aforesaid two documents and in accordance with the timeline fixed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court.” 2. As such, in terms of the aforesaid directions, it is incumbent on the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) to process the application of the petitioner without insisting requirement of Consent of Application (COA) of Examining Authority and No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the State Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CONT.CAS(C) 931/2026 Page 1 of 2 By:CHINU LUTHRA Signing Date:28.05.2026 17:08:28 Government for running the pharma courses. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent, who appears on advance notice submits that the requisite decision is in the process of being taken. It is assured and undertaken that the decision shall be taken within the timelines fixed by S