In Brief
An educational society challenged the reduction of its pharmacy college's student intake capacity from 240 to 100 by regulatory authorities. The Supreme Court held that while the primacy between regulatory bodies (AICTE and PCI) remained unsettled in other proceedings, students admitted up to the authorized capacity of 240 during the period of regulatory confusion and interim court protection must be recognized and registered by the PCI. However, students admitted beyond 100 seats or in evening shifts for the 2019-20 academic year would not receive such protection. The appeal was disposed with directions balancing institutional rights under Article 19(1)(g) with regulatory compliance, pending final resolution of inter-agency regulatory jurisdiction."
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