GURUKUL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE vs PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on: 23.05.2026 W.P.(C) 5378/2026 & CM APPL. 26305/2026 GURUKUL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE .....Petitioner versus PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, Senior Advocate with Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay & Mr. Ayush Aanand, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh and Mr. Divyansh Singh, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J INTRODUCTION 1. The present Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 (“Constitution”) seeking directions against the Respondent, Pharmacy Council of India (“PCI”), in relation to the Petitioner-Institution’s application for extension of approval for its D. Pharm course for the academic session 2026-27. 2. The present Petition concerns the payment of Pharmacy Education Regulatory Charges (“PERC”) by the Petitioner-Institution in connection 3. The learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioner made the following submissions: 3.1. The PCI was constituted under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 (“Act”) and, since its inception, has