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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR
Bishnu Priya Rabha D/o Shri Jagat Rabha – Appellant
Versus
State of Assam – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. eligibility for pharmacist registration (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioners' qualifications and application process (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. state's argument on ineligibility of petitioners (Para 11 , 12) |
| 4. court's examination of eligibility criteria (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 5. confirmation of petitioners' passing status (Para 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 6. response to objection raised by pharmacy council (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 7. legal position on admission verification (Para 27 , 28) |
| 8. petitioners' eligibility for registration confirmed (Para 29) |
| 9. court's directive for registration and conclusion (Para 30 , 31 , 32) |
JUDGMENT :
N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, J.
1. Heard Mr. R. Amin, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of petitioners. Also heard Mr. Buddhadip Gogoi, learned Addl. Advocate General, Assam, appearing on behalf of all the respondents.
2. The grievance raised in the present petition by the petitioners, herein, is the denial to them, registration as Pharmacists by the Assam Pharmacy Council, after they had acquired the requisite qualification in terms of the provisions of the PHARMACY ACT 1945, read with the Educational Regulations 1991, for diploma course i
A registration authority cannot deny eligibility when the candidates have previously been accepted based on verified qualifications, as per regulations.
Student completing diploma without fraud or suppression, despite 10+2 technical ineligibility, entitled to pharmacist registration; fault of admitting institution not to prejudice after certification....
A diploma in pharmacy must be approved by the Pharmacy Council of India for registration as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948.
The judgment establishes the principle that the Pharmacy Council of India has the power to recognize equivalent qualifications and draw equivalence, allowing candidates to meet the minimum eligibilit....
The court upheld the respondents' decision to reject the petitioners' registration as Pharmacists based on qualifications not meeting the Pharmacy Act, 1948 criteria.
The court upheld that the respondents fulfilled their obligation by issuing a detailed order rejecting the petitioners' registration claims under the Pharmacy Act, 1948, due to lack of requisite qual....
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