Supreme Court of India
The Pharmacy Council of India v. Dr. S.K. Toshniwal Educational Trusts Vidarbha Institute of Pharmacy and Ors. Etc.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, i t is held that in the field of Pharmacy Education and more particularly so far as the recognition of degrees and diplomas of Pharmacy Educ ation is concerned, the Pharmacy Act, 1948 shall prevail.
Judgment, page 36
From the headnote
Pharmacy Act, 1948 – All India Council of Technical Education Act, 1987 – Applicability of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 or the AICTE Act, 1987 in relation to subject of pharmacy including the appr oval of courses of study, minimum standards of education required for qualification as a pharmacist, registration as a pharmacist, regulation of future professional conduct etc. – Held: The Pharmac y Act is a special Act in the field of pharmacy and it is a com plete code in itself in the field of pharmacy, the pharmacy Act shall prevail over the AICTE Act which is a general statute dealing wi th
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