In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh C.W.P. No. 14440 of 2007 Date of decision:January 24, 2008 Bhupinder Singh ---Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S.MANN Present: Mr.B.S.Bhalla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab. For respondent No. 1. Mr.Indresh Goel, Advocate, for respondents No. 2 and 3. Mr. N.K.Sharma, advocate, for respondent No. 6. Mr. J.S. Virk, Advocate, for respondent No. 8. *** M.M.KUMAR. J. The prayer made by the petitioner in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution is for issuance of direction to the Director General of Police (Vigilance), Punjab- respondent No. 17 to enquire into the issue of forged Registration Certificates given to private respondents No.04 to 16 as Pharmacists by Registrar, Punjab Pharmacy Council in lieu of the huge amounts as illegal gratification and depriving the genuine candidates from getting the same. It has further been prayed that the certificate issued to private respondents No. 4 to 16 be quashed. Mr. Indresh Goel, learned counsel for respondents No. 2 and 3 C.W.P. No. 14440 of 2007 -2- has placed on record order dated 26.11.2007 passed by respondent No. 3 stating that Bhupinder Singh -petitioner and other person Sukhwinder Singh do not possess the genuine certificate of having passed 10+2 examination and diploma in Pharmacy and, therefore, their request for issuance of certificate as Pharmacist has been rejected. Learned counsel has further submitted that certificate issued to respondents No. 4 to 13 were cancelled in the year 2004 and the process of cancelling the certificates issued to respondents No. 14 to 16 has already been initiated. He further states that if their certificates are found to be fictitious they would also meet the same fate. Order dated 26.11.2007 passed by the Registrar, Punjab State Pharmacy Council, is taken on record as mark 'A'. We further observe that allegations of accepting illegal gratification against senior officers of Punjab Pharmacy council have reportedly levelled. If such allegations persist then in some other case we may have to take a serious view. In view of the above, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous and is disposed of as such. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (T.P.S.MANN) JUDGE January 24, 2008 paramjit