HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 10889 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Paavan Awasthi, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Rahul Shukla, the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel representing the State of U.P., Sri Atul Kumar Dwivedi, the learned counsel for the opposite parties no. 2 & 3-Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Technical University and Sri Sumit Tahilramani holding brief of Sri S.M. Singh Royekwar, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 4-Pharmacy Council of India. 2. By means of the instant writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has sought issuance of a direction to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University to consider the petitioner's request for grant of affiliation for B.Pharma courses for the academic session 2025-26 and to register/ enroll the students admitted in the petitioner's institution after grant of affiliation. The petitioner has submitted the application for grant of affiliation to the University on 06.11.2025. 3. The learned counsel for the university has submitted on the basis of oral instructions provided to him that the report of the District Magistrate has been received yesterday late in the evening and the university authorities are in the process of taking appropriate action thereon but the process is lengthy and is likely to consume some time whereas the last Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bhanu Bajpai, Mohd. Ashad, Paavan Awasthi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Atul Kumar Dwivedi, S M Singh Royekwar Ujjwal Chaudhary Educational Trust Tehsil- Maharajganj Dist. U.P. .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Technical Education Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) date of taking admission is 15.11.2025. 4. Sri Atul Kumar Dwivedi has submitted that in spite of taking prompt action, the university authorities are not likely to complete the entire process in one day. However, the authorities are making an endeavour to take a final decision expeditiously. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that as per the Government Order dated 31.10.2025, the affiliation would be granted for a period of three years and, therefore, even if the deadline of taking admission i.e. 15.11.2025 expires, the authorities should consider and take a final decision regarding grant of the affiliation to the petitioner as in case of grant of affiliation, the same would continue for two more academic sessions and the affiliation would enable the petitioner to take admissions for the following two academic sessions. 6. In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of by issuing a direction to the opposite parties no. 1, 2 & 3, namely, the State of U.P. through is Principal Secretary, Department of Technical Education, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University through its Registrar and Vice Chancellor of the University to take a final decision on the petitioner's request for affiliation within the shortest possible time. November 14, 2025 Pradeep/- WRIC No. 10889 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRADEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench