- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32223 WP No. 666 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 666 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SUFFAH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY (COL NO.627) KUNIGAL ROAD GULUR, TUMKURU – 572 118 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL VASANTHA H.V. S/O VEERABHADARAIAH H.S. AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 2. SHAIKH ZOYA MAHTAB ALAM D/O MAHATAB ALAM AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS 3. ANSARI SUFIIYA MOHMAD SAJID D/O MOHMAD SAJID AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS 4. SHAH HAFIJA HAMID D/O HAMID AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS 5. ALI WAQIL RAHAMAT S/O RAHAMAT AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32223 WP No. 666 of 2025 6. ANSARI ADNNAN FAISL AMANATULLAH S/O AMANATULLAH AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS 7. BHANDARI WILLIAM RAJU S/O RAJU AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS 8. SHAIKH SANA BUGUM BISMILLAH D/O BISMILLAH AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS PETITIONERS NO.2 TO 8 ARE STUDENTS OF SUFFAH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY KUNIGAL ROAD, GULURU TUMKURU – 572 118 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VASANTHA A.K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA (STATUTORY BODY UNDER MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NBCC CENTRE, 3RD FLOOR, PLOT NO 2 COMMUNITY CENTRE, MA ANANDAMAI MARG OKHLA PHASE I, NEW DELHI – 110 020 REP. BY REGISTRAR CUM SECRETARY (PCI) 2. THE COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA DRUGS CONTROL DEPARETMENT PALACE ROAD KARANATAKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32223 WP No. 666 of 2025 3. THE BOARD OF EXAMINATION AUTHORITY (D PHARAMA) C/O GOVT COLLGE OF PHARMACY NO 3 3RD FLOOR, P KALINGARAO AND SUBBAIAH CIRCLE BENGALURU – 560 027 4. THE SECRETARY MEDICAL EDUCATION MS BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOR R2, R4 SRI. S.S. HAVERI, ADVOCATE FOR R1, R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO. 2 AND 3 TO GENERATE THE REGISTRATION NUMBERS OF PETITIONER NO.2 TO 8. FOR D.PHARMA COURSE FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER The 1st petitioner is the institution and petitioners Nos.2 to 8 are the students, who are before this Court - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32223 WP No. 666 of 2025 seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents Nos.2 and 3 to generate the registration numbers of the students for D.Pharma course of the academic year 2023- 2024 and the petitioners have also sought for interim orders. 2. This Court by an interim order dated 13.01.2025, directed respondent No.3 to permit the petitioners to appear for the annual examination which commenced from 15.01.2025 and also to enable the petitioners No.2 to 5/students to take up the practical examinations commencing from 27.01.2025. 3. During the course of these proceedings, the learned counsel appearing for respondent No.1 submitted that in terms of Annexure-A permission was granted by the State Government to the 1st petitioner - institution, subject to the condition that the petitioner - institution will have to get approval at the hands of the Pharmacy Council of India - respondent No.1. On the next date of hearing - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32223 WP No. 666 of 2025 i.e., 05.08.2025, learned counsel for the petitioner furnished a copy of the approval granted by the Pharmacy Council of India, along with a memo. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that all that remains to be done by this Court is to issue directions to the respondents to announce the results of the examination already taken up by the petitioners No.2 to 5 students. 5. However, learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the 1st petitioner - institution was required to upload all the information on or before 30.06.2024, but the information has been uploaded by the 1st petitioner – institution on 26.12.2024. The learned Additional Government Advocate would therefore submit that the 1st Petitioner - Institution having failed to upload the requisite information within time has approached this Court and by way of interim relief, directions were issued by this Court to enable the petitioners No.2 to 5/students - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32223 WP No. 666 of 2025 to take up the examination. It is therefore submitted that the 1st petitioner-institution must be saddled with exemplary costs. 6. Having regard to the undisputed facts stated hereinabove and having regard to the fact that the petitioners No.2 to 5 students were permitted to take up the examination, what requires to be considered is the conduct of the 1st petitioner-institution. This Court has come across several such instances where the institutions do not follow the procedures prescribed and it is only because of the students, interim orders are passed by this Court to enable them to take up the examination. Such conduct of the 1st petitioner - institution cannot be condoned. If such petitions are allowed without addressing the issue regarding the conduct of the 1st petitioner - institution, it would amount to travesty of justice. 7. Consequently, the petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to announce - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32223 WP No. 666 of 2025 the results of the examinations taken up by the petitioners No.2 to 5 students. The 1st petitioner institution shall pay costs of Rs.1,00,000/- to the 3rd respondent. Acknowledgment for payment of the costs shall be filed in the office within a period of four weeks from today. The 3rd respondent is also directed to upload the registration numbers of the petitioners No.2 to 5 students. 8. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY