$~86 to 89 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 6888/2025 RASHBEHARI PHARMACEUTICAL INSTITUTE.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Chandrashekhar Singh, Adv. versus PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Singh and Mr. Rana Prashant, Advs. + W.P.(C) 6889/2025 KSHUDIRAM BOSE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Chandrashekhar Singh, Adv. versus PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Singh and Mr. Rana Prashant, Advs. + W.P.(C) 6890/2025 KHARAGPUR PHARMACEUTICAL INSTITUTE.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Chandrashekhar Singh, Adv. versus PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Singh and Mr. Rana Prashant, Advs. + W.P.(C) 6891/2025 DEROZIO PHARMA INSTITUTE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Chandrashekhar Singh, Adv. versus PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Singh and Mr. Rana Prashant, Advs. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 20:04:01 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN O R D E R % 21.05.2025 1. The present batch of petitions have been filed with an identical prayer. The prayer made in W.P.(C) 6888/2025 is illustratively reproduced hereunder: “(a) direct the Respondent to decide the Petitioner’s representations dated 14.04.2025 and 23.04.2025; whereby the Petitioner has requested the Respondent to change the name of Petitioner’s Affiliating Body, in the Respondent’s records; for the purposes of all future references / correspondences; qua the existing D. Pharm course of the Petitioner; Alternatively direct the Respondent to decide the Petitioner’s representations dated 14.04.2025 and 23.04.2025; whereby the Petitioner has requested the Respondent to change the name of Petitioner’s Affiliating Body, in the Respondent’s records; for the purposes of all future references / correspondences; qua the existing D. Pharm course of the Petitioner.” 2. The case set out by the petitioners in these petitions is that the petitioners are running D.Pharm course in their respective institutions having been affiliated with the affiliating body i.e. “the West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development”, till the Academic Session 2024-25. 3. Mr. Chandrashekhar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the petitioners intend to change the affiliating/examining body of their respective institutions and have desired their affiliation with “State Medical Faculty of West Bengal”. 4. He invites attention of the court to the letter received from the “State This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 20:04:01 Medical Faculty of West Bengal” to contend that the said affiliating body has given no objection to give consent of affiliation to the petitioners for acting as an examining authority of their institutes. 5. He submits that the petitioners have sent an e-mail to the respondent/Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) requesting therein to change the affiliating body, but the respondent/PCI has not considered petitioners’ request. 6. At this stage, Mr. Ajay Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent/PCI submits that the application for change of affiliating/examining body has to be made on the portal of the respondent/PCI and the same is not acceptable through e-mail. 7. Faced with this situation, Mr. Chandrashekhar Singh seeks to withdraw the present petitions with liberty to make an application for change of affiliating/examining body on the portal of the respondent/PCI along with prescribed fee and documents. 8. Needless to say that in the event petitioners make an application for change of affiliating/examining body of their respective institutions through the portal of respondent/PCI, the same shall be considered and disposed of within a period of four weeks from today. 9. The petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J MAY 21, 2025 aj This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 20:04:01