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1. The petitioners have filed the present writ petitions under Article 226
of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of the letter of permanent
approval with QR-Code under Section 12 (1) of the Pharmacy Act, 1948, in
respect of Pharmacy Courses already approved by Pharmacy Council of
India (“PCI”).
2. It is submitted by counsels appearing for the petitioners that a Co-
ordinate bench of this court vide its judgment dated 01.07.2024 passed in
W.P. (C) No. 617/2024 and connected matters, has held that the
requirement of yearly continuation of approval granted under section 12 (1)
of Pharmacy Act, 1948 is illegal and without authority of law. It is further
submitted that PCI filed intra court appeal by way of an LPA bearing No.
614/2024 which was dismissed by the Hon’ble Division Bench vide its
judgment and Order dated 29.05.2026. It is also submitted that PCI has
filed SLP (C) (D.No.36158/2026) before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of
This is a digitally signed order.
