21.05.2025.

07 Ct.No.7.

as WPA 6201 of 2025 SBSF College of Pharmacy Vs.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Technical Education, Training & Skill Development & Ors.

Mr. Aniruddha Chatterjee, Ld. Sr. Adv. (Online), Mr. Anindya Bose, Ms. Oishik Chatterjee, Mr. Subhasish Shaw.

…for the Petitioner.

Mr. Tarunjyoti Tewari, Mr. Bikramjit Dutta, Ms. Koushiki Bose, Mr. Dipankar Bhakta.

…for the PCI.

Mr. Suman Dey.

…for the Respondent Nos.3 & 4.

1. The present writ petition has been preferred alleging inaction on the part of the concerned respondents in granting affiliation to the petitioner-college for conducting the Diploma in Pharmacy (hereinafter referred to as D.Pharma) course for the academic year

2024-25.

2. Sans unnecessarily details, the key facts that need to be outlined for effective adjudication of this writ petition are that the petitioner-college, namely SBSF College of Pharmacy, a unit of the Siksha Bikash Seba Foundation, was established with the objective of promoting philanthropic educational initiatives. In furtherance of that objective, the college undertook an initiative to conduct the D. Pharma course. Accordingly, on 18th December 2023, the petitioner applied to the concerned