JUDGMENT :

JYOTSNA REWAL DUA, J.

1. On 26.06.2023, the respondent-State notified a policy concerning running of Veterinary Pharmacist Training Course through private training institutes. Following decisions taken by the State were notified in this policy:

“(i) No new Private Institution will be allowed to run Veterinary Pharmacist Training Course.

(ii) Seats of Veterinary Pharmacist Training Course in the already running Private Institutions will be restricted to 40 Seats + 05 (12%) seats for in service Departmental candidates from the academic session of 2023-25.

(iii) Private Veterinary Pharmacist Training Institutes will not change the fee structure compared to academic session 2022-24. Private Institutes shall display the fee structure on the notice board at all times and on the prospectus.

(iv) Entry level qualification of 10+2 Medical (Physics, Chemistry & Biology) will be made compulsory and admission will be based on merit with minimum 55% qualifying marks in 10+2 in the Medical Examination. The Recruitment and Promotion Rules of post will also be suitably amended as far as qualification is concerned. It is, however, made clear that the candidates who have Veterinary Pharmacist T