IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18990 of 2008 Between: Manoj Kumar Mishra S/o.Biusnopada Mishra R/o.Padmavathi Hospital, Old Employment Office Road, Beside Civil Hospital, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The President, Pharmacy Council of India, Temple Lane, Kotla Road, P.B. No.7020, New Delhi. 2 The Registrar, A.P. State Pharmacy Council, 21st Century Complex, 2nd Floor, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 The Rural College of Pharmacy, DS Road, Devanahalli, Karnataka State. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondent 1 and 2 not registering the name of the Petitioner as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unconstitutional and against the Principles of Natural Justice and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MOHD.GULAM RASOOL Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 18990 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been ﬁled by Manoj Kumar Mishra assailing the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in not registering his name as pharmacist. 2. Notice before admission has been ordered on 2-9-2008. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission, learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent submits that Pharmacy Council of India has granted retrospective approval in respect of 1993-94 Batch of the 3rd Respondent college wherein the petitioner studied pharmacy. Since the petitioner belongs to the batch of 1993-94, the 2nd respondent is prepared to consider the application of the petitioner for registration as a pharmacist. 4. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to submit application to the 2nd respondent enclosing the necessary documents to register him as pharmacist and thereupon the 2nd respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders. No order as to costs. ______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 23rd October, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 18990 OF 2008 23rd October, 2008.