LPA No. 1386 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA No. 1386 of 2010 Date of decision: 11.02.2011 Para Medical Council (Pb.) and others ......APPELLANTS VERSUS State of Punjab and others ….. RESPONDENTS CORAM:HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Mr. R.S.Bains, Advocate, for the appellants. Ms. Madhu Dayal, Addl. A.G. Punjab. *** RANJAN GOGOI, ACJ (Oral) This appeal has been filed against the interim order dated 06.10.2010 passed in the writ petition by which the earlier interim directions dated 13.08.2010 have been made absolute. The interim directions dated 13.08.2010 are extracted below:- “ Meanwhile keeping in view the stand taken by the respondents, the petitioners are restrained from holding any examination, issue any advertisement for any diploma/certificate and conduct any type of course in the subject of Para Medical/Veterinary Pharmacy.” LPA No. 1386 of 2010 2 The writ petition, in which the aforesaid interim order has been passed, was instituted by the appellants restraining further action against the petitioners in terms of a letter dated 24.07.2009 (Annexure P-18/T) including further action by way of registration of a FIR. The letter dated 24.07.2009 (Annexure P-18/T) recites the fact that there has been a rampant group of private institutes imparting training in Veterinary Pharmacy course without having the basic infrastructure and without qualified persons/personnel. By the aforesaid letter, taking of legal action against such institutes was recommended. Learned counsel for the appellants would assert that in view of the relief, sought in the writ petition, the interim order was not justified as no such relief was prayed for by the appellants. Learned counsel also asserts that in the letter dated 24.07.2009, there is no reference to any of the petitioners; neither there is any reference to the petitioners in the counter affidavit filed by the respondent-State. In so far as the first question raised by the appellants is concerned, it will be suffice to say that in the domain of the public law, a writ Court would be justified in passing any such order as is deemed necessary to protect public interest. The impugned interim order is one such instance. Regarding the second contention advanced, it will be suffice to say that we have read and considered the counter affidavit filed by the respondent-State in the writ petition. In the said counter affidavit, there is repeated reference to the petitioners as being private institutes who lack the basic minimum infrastructure to conduct a course in Veterinary Pharmacy. Beyond the above, it will not be appropriate on our part to record any finding as the writ petition is still pending. However, on the LPA No. 1386 of 2010 3 basis of what has been recorded above, we reach the satisfaction that the interim order dated 06.10.2010 was perfectly justified in the facts and circumstances of the case. Consequently, the appeal has to be held to be devoid of any merit justifying formal admission and any further hearing. The same is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. It will be open to the appellants to approach the learned Single Judge for early hearing of the writ petition. 1 ( RANJAN GOGOI ) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) JUDGE February 11, 2011 pj