Supreme Court Allows Pharmacy Council's Application To Revise Timelines For Approval, Admission & Inspection Of Pharma Courses
The Supreme Court on September 8 approved the revised timelines proposed by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) for completion of the process for grant of approvals to institutions and admissions to various pharmacy courses.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vindod Chandran and Atul S Chandukar was hearing an application filed by the PCI. The PCI had filed an application...
The Supreme Court on September 8 approved the revised timelines proposed by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) for completion of the process for grant of approvals to institutions and admissions to various pharmacy courses.
The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vindod Chandran and Atul S Chandukar was hearing an application filed by the PCI.
The PCI had filed an application seeking modification in the time schedule that has been laid down by the Court in its 2012 decision in Parshavanath Charitable Trust & Ors. Vs. All India Council for Tech. Edu & Ors., where the Top Court fixed time schedules for completion of the process for grant of approvals to institutions and admissions to various courses under the All India Council for Technical Education.
The bench noted that the PCI in its application, " it has been stated that insofar as pharmacy courses are concerned, the last date for granting or refusing the approval by the concerned University/State Government was 15th of May of the relevant academic year. The said time schedule came into force from the Academic Session 2012 2013."
The application, as per the bench, further stated that " on various occasions, the PCI was required to approach this Court with a request to extend the aforesaid timelines in view of various difficulties. In the 119th meeting of the Central Council of the PCI, it was resolved that a request be made for modifying the timeline for the annual approval process that is undertaken by the PCI. As per the proposed time schedule, the Academic Session is to commence from 1st August, and the last date for admitting students would be 15th August. A one-month extension period is proposed to be kept for the PCI to enable it to utilise this period in case of any unforeseen circumstances for completing the requisite process."
The bench approved the proposed changes to the timelines, considering it would make the streamlining process efficient. The Court clarified that the new timelines will be effective from the Academic Session 2026-2027.
The time schedule proposed by the Pharmacy Council is as follows :
SG Tushar Mehta appeared for the Pharmacy Council.
Case Details: MA in PARSHAVANATH CHARITABLE TRUST v. ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND ORS. CIVIL APPEAL NO.9048 OF 2012
Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 895