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Matrix College of Pharmacy (PCI-10487) v. Pharmacy Council of India

Delhi HC10 Oct 2025W.P.(C)/15432/2025

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What is this about?

Delhi High Court writ petition (W.P.(C) 15432/2025), Justice Vikas Mahajan, 10.10.2025. Matrix College of Pharmacy vs Pharmacy Council of India; B.Pharm course approval for 2025-26 rejected by PCI order dated 30.9.2025 for lack of State NOC; State NOC produced/handed over in court; rejection order set aside; matter remanded to PCI to reconsider approval for Academic Session 2026-27 within 10 days; petition disposed of. Keywords: PCI recognition, State NOC, B.Pharm approval, remand, certiorari.

What did the court decide?

Impugned rejection order set aside; matter remanded to PCI to reconsider the petitioner's application for grant of B.Pharm course for Academic Session 2026-27 in accordance with law within ten (10) days; petition disposed of in those terms. ¶21

Matrix College of Pharmacy (PCI-10487) Vs Pharmacy Council of India — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether PCI's rejection of approval for the petitioner's B.Pharm course for Academic Session 2025-26 on the ground that the State NOC was not available should be reconsidered in light of the State NOC said to have been issued by the State Government and furnished by the petitioner.

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Court's answer

Since the State NOC was available with the petitioner and was alleged to have been furnished to PCI, the grant of approval is to be reconsidered by PCI in light of the State NOC for the next Academic Session 2026-2027, as the timelines for the present academic session 2025-2026 have elapsed.

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Ratio / Principle

The impugned order of rejection passed by PCI is set aside.

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Key takeaways

The matter is remanded to PCI to reconsider the petitioner's application for grant of the B.Pharm course for Academic Session 2026-27, in accordance with law, within a period of ten (10) days.ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

W.P.(C) 15432/2025 (Delhi HC, decided 10.10.2025, Vikas Mahajan, J): Matrix College of Pharmacy (PCI-10487) sought quashing of PCI's rejection order dated 30.9.2025 refusing approval of its B.Pharm course for Academic Session 2025-26 on the ground that the State NOC was not available. PCI's counsel stated the NOC was not on its record; petitioner's counsel submitted the State Government had issued the NOC earlier in 2025 and it had been uploaded, and handed over a copy in Court. Holding that the State NOC was available with the petitioner and was alleged to have been furnished to PCI, the Court directed that the grant of approval be reconsidered by PCI in light of the State NOC for the next Academic Session 2026-2027, the timelines for 2025-2026 having elapsed; set aside the impugned rejection order and remanded the matter to PCI to reconsider the application in accordance with law within ten (10) days. Petition disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 15432/2025

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MATRIX COLLEGE OF PHARMACY (PCI-10487).....Petitioner Through: Mr. Brijendra Singh, Adv.

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versus

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PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Mr. Yatharth Singh, Mr. Divesh Kumar and Ms. Shrishti Gautam, Advs. for PCI.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

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O R D E R

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% 10.10.2025

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The present petition has been filed seeking following reliefs:

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“a) issue a Writ of Certiorari for quashing/setting aside the rejection order dated 30.9.2025 passed by PCI and or any other suitable writ, order or direction to the Respondent to reconsider/recall the rejection order and decide the petitioner's affidavit for grant of recognition of B.Pharm Course in time bound manner and pass the final order for grant of approval to the petitioner institution for academic session 2025-26.

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b) Pass appropriate directions to the Respondent to grant permission to the Petitioner's Institution for B.Pharm Course for the current academic sessions 2025-26.”

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Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent/PCI submits that the grant of approval for B.Pharm for the Academic Session 2025-26 has been rejected on the ground that the State NOC is not available.

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/10/2025 at 13:07:38

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Mr. Brijendra Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the State Government had issued NOC earlier this year, i.e., 2025 and the same was uploaded thereafter.

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Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh submits that the said NOC is not available in the record of respondent/PCI. However, a copy of the State NOC has been handed over by Mr. Brijendra Singh to Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh in the Court.

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Having regard to the fact that the State NOC was available with the petitioner and it is alleged that the same was furnished to the respondent/PCI, this Court is of the view that the grant of approval be reconsidered by the respondent/PCI in light of the State NOC, for the next Academic Session, i.e., 2026-2027, as the timelines for present academic session, i.e., 2025-2026 have elapsed.

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In view of the above, the impugned order of rejection is set aside and the matter is remanded to the respondent/PCI to reconsider petitioner‟s application for grant of B.Pharm course for the Academic Session 2026-27, in accordance with law within a period ten (10) days.

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The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

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VIKAS MAHAJAN, J

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OCTOBER 10, 2025 aj

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/10/2025 at 13:07:38

Matrix College of Pharmacy (PCI-10487) v. Pharmacy Council of India

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