Devesh Nursing and Paramedical College v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 36253 of 2023 Petitioner :- Devesh Nursing And Paramedical College Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rohit Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Vaibhav Tripathi Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.

¶1Heard Sri Rohit Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents no.1 and 2 and Sri Vaibhav Tripathi has accepted notice on behalf of the respondent no.3.

¶2This writ petition has been filed claiming a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 to forthwith issue "Consent of Affiliation" to the petitioner's college for starting Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharma) Course from the academic session 2023-24 and to accept the process the form of the petitioner for grant of recognition of Diploma in Pharma (D. Pharma) course for the academic session 2023-24.

¶3It is contended by Sri Rohit Pandey that for the purposes of processing application at the level of Pharmacy Council of India, prior consent is required from the Board of Technical Education, U.P., Lucknow and for that purpose, the petitioner has submitted an application dated 11.04.2023 by registered post to the Secretary of the Board of Technical Education, however, till today, no order has been passed and, therefore, the petitioner is suffering.

¶4Learned Standing Counsel submits that the Board shall take appropriate decision in accordance with law, considering the merits of the claim of the petitioner within the time-line fixed by this Court.

¶5The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of directing the respondent no.2 (Board of Technical Education, U.P., Lucknow through its Secretary) to consider the petitioner's application dated

11.04.2023 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law on or before 20.12.2023, provided a certified copy of this order along with application dated 11.04.2023 is served in the office of respondent no.2 on or before 22.11.2023. Order Date :- 6.11.2023 AKShukla/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad