M L College of Pharmacy & Anr. v. Pharmacy Council of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 11668/2025 & CM APPL. 47754/2025, M L College of Pharmacy & Anr. v. Pharmacy Council of India, decided 05.08.2025 by Vikas Mahajan, J. Subject: extension of approval of D.Pharm course for academic session 2025-26; PCI letter dated 10.06.2025 returning processing fee of Rs.1,18,000/- paid by demand draft; PCI portal showing Rs.3,54,000/- (fee for new institutions); correct extension fee conceded by PCI standing counsel as Rs.1,00,000/- plus 18% GST, totalling Rs.1,18,000/-; directions to PCI to accept deposit of Rs.1,18,000/-, correct portal within a day, and process online application before last date 07.08.2025; reliefs of certiorari and mandamus sought; petition and pending application disposed of. No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
PCI directed to allow the petitioners to deposit Rs.1,18,000/- for extension of approval of the D.Pharm course for academic session 2025-2026, and to correct its portal within a day so the online application and fee deposit could be completed before 07.08.2025; petition and pending CM application disposed of.