WP/30048/2025 of Gurram Balanarasaiah Institute of Pharmacy Vs Union of India on 26 September 2025

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tN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTIG K.LAKSHMAN

WRIT PETITION NO: 30048 OF 2025

Between:

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Gurram Balanarasaiah lnstitute of Pharmacy, Having its address at Sy No.

1049, 1050, Edulabad Village, Ghatkesar Mandal, Medchal Malkajgiri District'

Telangana - 501301 Represented by its Director Mr. Khaja Waseem Abrar s/o Mr' Khaja Sharfuddin'

...pETraoNER

Union of lndia, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Represented by its Secretary, Room No. 201-D, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi - 11001 I

State of ielangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Higher Education (CE). Secretariat Buildino. Hvderabad ihe'telangana State Co-uncil for Higher Education, AStatutory Body of the Governmeit of Telangana State, Represented by its Chairman, Masab Tank, Hvderabad. Telanoana - 500028

T6e Pharmacy Co-uncil of lndia, NBCC Centre, 3rd Floor, Plot No. 2, Community C-entre, Maa Anandmai Marg, Okhla Ptrase-|, New Delhi - 110020

The Conv6norfor Pharmacy Admissions, TGEAPCET 2025, Masab Tank, Hvderabad. Telanqana - 500001

C6nvener for Phainacy Admissions TGPGECET 2025, Jawahadal Nehru Technological Universiiy Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad-500085' TG.

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or an order or a direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondents in not granting approval to the Petitioner College for conducting B. Pharmacy, Pharm. D' M'

Pharm Pharmaceutics, M. Pharm Pharmacology, tvl. Pharm Regulatory Affairs and tvl Pharm Pharmaceutical Analysis, even after conducting an inspection and recording that there are no deficiencies on the part of the Petitioner, as being t'

illegal, arbitrary, u nconstitutional and contrary to the provir;i rns of the pharmacy Act, 1948 and consequently direct the Respondents to for hwith grant approval under Section 12 of the Pharmacy Act, 1g4B to conduct corl ies for B. pharmacy, Pharm. D, M. Pharm Pharmaceutics, M. Pharm phar.r acology, M. pharm Regulatory Affairs and M Pharm Pharmaceutical Analysis.

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Petition under Section 151 cPC praying that in the cir ;umstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court mir be pleased to direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner college to partici: .te in the admission process and to admit the students for the academ ic year 202:;-26 by including the Petitioner college name in the list of pharmacy colleges irr l.he web counselling process.

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI KOPAL SHARRAF

Counsel forthe Respondent No. 1: SRI N. BHUJANGA RA()

Deputy Solicitor Gener.i I of lndia

Counsel for the Respondent No. 2: Gp FOR HIGHER EDUC; ,TION

Counsel forthe Respondent No. 3, 5 & 6: SRI Ap SURESH t AM

(SC FOR TGCHET

Counsel for the Respondent No. 4: SRt SRIN|VASA RAO BC DDULURI

The Court made the following; ORDER

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN

WRIT PETITION No.3004 8 of 2025

ORALORDER:

The petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking for the following relief:

"to issue a writ or an ordet or a direction more particularly a writ in the nahre of Man'damus to declare the action of the Respondents in not granting approval to the Petilioner College for conducting B Phar.macy Pharm D M Pharm Pharmaceutics M Pharm Pharmacology M Pharm Regulatory Allairs and M Pharm Pharmaceutical Analysis bven after conducting an inspection and recording that there are no deJiciencies on the part of rhe Pelitioner as being illegal arbitrary unconstitutiondl and contrary b the provisions of the Pharmacy Act 1948 and consequently direct thc Respondents to forthwith grant approval under Section l2 of the Pharmacy Act 1948 to conduct courses for B Pharmacy Pharm D M Pharm Pharmaceutics M Pharm Pharmacology M Pharm Regulatory Affairs and M

Pharm Pharmaceuticol Analysis and pass any other order or orders in thc interest ofjustice and equitY "

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Heard leamed counsel for the petitioner and learned Govemment Pleader for Higher Education.

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Learned Govemment Pleader for Higher Education on instructions would submit that respondent Nos'2 & 3 have received the approval from 4'h respondent, the Pharmacy Council of India'

in respect of the petitioner college. Learned counsel for the petitioner confirmed the said fact.

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In the light of the same, nothing remains 1r be adjudicated in this writ petition and the writ petition is dismiss:d as infructuous.

No order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions penc ing, if any, shall stand closed.

SD/. A. ;REENIVASA REDDY

ASli STANT REGISTRAR

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