HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA I.A. No.01 of 2026 in WP(C) No.34 of 2026 Dr. Nilimanka Das Son of Sri Nakul Das, Resident of Jogendranagar, Bankumari, AMC Ward No.29, P.O.- Jogendranagar, Agartala, West Tripura, PIN-799004. (Age-46 years)

---Applicant(s)

Versus

1. The State of Tripura (To be represented by) the Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Tripura, New Secretariat Building, New Capital Complex, Kunjaban, P.S.- New Capital Complex, Agartala, West Tripura, PIN-799010.

2. The Under Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tripura Civil Secretariat, New Secretariat Complex, P.O.- Kunjaban, P.S.- New Capital Complex, District- West Tripura, PIN-799010.

3. The Director of Medical Education, Government of Tripura Bidurkarta Chowmuhani, P.O. Agartala- 799001, West Tripura.

4. The Principal, Regional Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, Government of Tripura Abhoynagar, P.O. Abhoynagar, P.S. New Capital Complex, Kunjaban, Agartala, District- West Tripura, PIN-799005.

5. Pharmacy Council of India (To be represented by The Registrar-cum-Secretary, Pharmacy Council of India, PCI Office, World Trade Centre, Tower-I, Naurouji Nagar, New Delhi, PIN-110029.

6. University Grants Commission (To be represented by The Chairman, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar marg, New Delhi, PIN-110002.

----Respondent(s)

For Applicant(s) : Mr. Purusuttam Roy Barman, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Dipjyoti Paul, Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Karnajit De, Addl. G.A.

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BISWAJIT PALIT

Order

21/01/2026 The main writ petition will be taken up for disposal in due course of time. However, the present applicant has filed this writ petition seeking some reliefs and along with the writ petition this present I.A. is filed for directing the respondents to allow the applicant to leave the station and to participate in the meeting of the Pharmacy Council of India scheduled to be held on 23.01.2026 at New Delhi.

In course of hearing, Learned Senior Counsel, Mr. P. Roy Barman appearing for the applicant drawn the attention of the Court that the Under Secretary, University Grants Commission (UGC) by a communication dated 16.07.2024 (Annexure-5) addressed to the Deputy Secretary, Pharmacy Council of India that the present applicant has been nominated as UGC representative under clause 3(a) of Pharmacy Act, 1948 on the Pharmacy Council of India along with another person.

Learned Senior Counsel, Mr. P. Roy Barman further drawn the attention of the Court that, by another communication Registrar-cum-Secretary of Pharmacy Council of India addressing to all the State Governments under UTs dated 09.06.2022 informed to allow the nominated members to attend the meetings of the Pharmacy Council of India as and when requires being a statutory body.

Learned Senior Counsel, Mr. P. Roy Barman again submitted that the Government of Tripura, Health & Family Welfare Department by another notification dated 20.07.2023 informed that the teaching faculties entrusted to the work of the regulatory authorities may be required to attend the meetings of Pharmacy Council of India and other statutory bodies and their leave will be treated as official duty. But inspite of those orders whenever the present applicant approached for leave to the authority to attend the meeting of Pharmacy Council of India in all the occasions the respondent authority with an ulterior motive dismissed or rejected the representation or application filed by the present applicant rather with an ulterior motive the respondent authority contemplated to initiate departmental proceeding against the present applicant for which the applicant has been compelled to seek redress before this Court by filing the writ petition. The matter is already been heard and notice has already been issued to the respondents in this regard.

However, Learned Senior Counsel further submitted that the next meeting of the Pharmacy Council of India is scheduled to be held on 23.01.2026 at New Del