RANJAN SINHA & ANR. versus AJAY KUMAR VISHWAKARMA & ORS.

RANJAN SINHA & ANR. versus AJAY KUMAR VISHWAKARMA & ORS.

The First Register of pharmacists prepared for the erstwhile State of Bihar must be treated as the First Register for the newly formed State of Jharkhand; future registration in Jharkhand must comply with the Education Regulation, but for those already registered in Bihar before the Regulation, formal registration under Section 32(2) is sufficient without additional qualification.

Parties
Appellant: Ranjan Sinha & Anr.; Respondent: Ajay Kumar Vishwakarma & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
03 July 2017
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Final Disposition
Outcome
Appeal disposed of.
Legal Topics
State Reorganization, Pharmacists Registration, Applicability of Laws After State Formation
Constitutional Law Administrative Law Pharmacy Law State Reorganization Pharmacists Registration Applicability of Laws After State Formation

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Parties

Ranjan Sinha & Anr.

Appellant

Ajay Kumar Vishwakarma & Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Final Disposition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the First Register of pharmacists prepared by the erstwhile State of Bihar is to be treated as the First Register for the newly formed State of Jharkhand
  2. 2 Applicability and adaptation of laws after state reorganization under Broa and Constitution of India

Ratio Decidendi

The First Register of pharmacists prepared for the erstwhile State of Bihar must be treated as the First Register for the newly formed State of Jharkhand; future registration in Jharkhand must comply with the Education Regulation, but for those already registered in Bihar before the Regulation, formal registration under Section 32(2) is sufficient without additional qualification.

Court Disposition

Appeal disposed of.

Orders

  • First Register prepared by erstwhile State of Bihar is to be treated as the First Register for newly formed State of Jharkhand and State of Bihar.
  • Register to be bifurcated based on territorial nexus with residential address at time of registration.