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Nehru Gram Bharti Faculty of Pharmacy v. Pharmacy Council of India

Delhi HC26 May 2026W.P.(C)/5927/2026

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Delhi High Court writ petition (W.P.(C) 5927/2026, decided 26.05.2026, Jasmeet Singh, J.) by Nehru Gram Bharti Faculty of Pharmacy against Pharmacy Council of India; PCI Decision Letter dated 23.02.2026 rejecting D. Pharm and B. Pharm course approvals for academic session 2026-27 set aside; PCI bound by counsel's undertaking to reconsider application per law, extant rules and Supreme Court-extended timelines (SC order dated 08.09.2025); Article 226 certiorari/mandamus; petition disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Impugned Decision Letter dated 23.02.2026 set aside; respondent bound to consider the petitioner's application in accordance with law and extant rules and regulations for the Academic Session 2026-27 expeditiously and in terms of the timelines as extended by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. ¶20

Nehru Gram Bharti Faculty of Pharmacy Vs Pharmacy… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Decision Letter dated 23.02.2026 issued by the Respondent rejecting approval to the Petitioner Institution for the applied D. Pharm and B. Pharm courses for the academic session 2026-27 was arbitrary and illegal and should be quashed by civil writ of certiorari. +1 more

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Court's answer

Binding the respondent to its learned counsel's undertaking that it will consider the petitioner's application in accordance with law and extant rules and regulations for the Academic Session 2026-27 expeditiously and in terms of the timelines as extended by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Court set aside the impugned Decision Letter dated 23.02.2026.

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Ratio / Principle

The respondent (Pharmacy Council of India) stands bound to consider the petitioner's application for the Academic Session 2026-27 in accordance with law and extant rules and regulations, expeditiously and in terms of the timelines as extended by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

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Nehru Gram Bharti Faculty of Pharmacy v. Pharmacy Council of India, W.P.(C) 5927/2026 (Delhi High Court, Jasmeet Singh, J., decided 26.05.2026): Writ petition under Article 226 challenging PCI's Decision Letter dated 23.02.2026 rejecting approval of the petitioner institution for D. Pharm and B. Pharm courses for academic session 2026-27. On the respondent counsel's recorded undertaking that PCI would consider the application in accordance with law and extant rules and regulations for 2026-27 expeditiously and within the timelines extended by the Supreme Court (order dated 08.09.2025), the Court bound PCI to that undertaking and set aside the Decision Letter; petition disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 5927/2026

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NEHRU GRAM BHARTI FACULTY OF PHARMACY

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.....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay, Mr. Ayush Aanand, Advs.

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versus PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Respondent

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Through: Mr. Chetanya Singh, Mr. Chetan Sharma, Advs.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

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O R D E R

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% 26.05.2026

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This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:-

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“(a) a civil writ of certiorari quashing of the Decision Letter dated 23.02.2026 issued by the Respondent, whereby it has rejected approval to Petitioner Institution for the applied D. Pharm and B. Pharm courses for the academic session 2026-27, in an arbitrary and illegal manner; and/or (b) a civil writ of mandamus for seeking consequent direction to Respondent, to grant the requisite approval to Petitioner Institution for the applied D. Pharm and B. Pharm courses, for the Academic Session 2026-27, in terms of the order

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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 01/06/2026 at 12:17:31

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dated 08.09.2025 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India; and/or…”

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Mr. Sharma, learned counsel for the respondent, on instructions states that respondent will consider the application of the petitioner in accordance with law and extant rules and regulations for the Academic Session 2026-27 expeditiously and in terms of the timelines as extended by the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

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In view of his statement and binding the respondent to the same, the impugned Decision Letter dated 23.02.2026 is set aside.

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The present petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.

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JASMEET SINGH, J

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MAY 26, 2026/sp

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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 01/06/2026 at 12:17:31

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