' SH. AZMAT SAEED, J.---The grievance of the petitioners is that they possess the requisite qualifications to be registered as Apprentice Pharmacists in terms of the Pharmacy Act (XI of 1967).
However, they were not registered as such as admittedly the process of registration had been discontinued by the respondents for over a decade. It is further contended that the petitioners also possess the requisite qualification as to age and educational qualifications as mentioned in section 30 of the Pharmacy Act, and, hence, are entitled to participate in the forthcoming examination being conducted by the respondents, in terms of section 29 of the Pharmacy Act for registration as Pharmacists.
2. Similar matter came up before this Court in Writ Petition No.1806 of 2007 which was disposed of with appropriate directions issued on the undertaking of the respondents.
3. Consequently, this constitutional petition is also disposed of with the direction to the respondents to hold an Examination for the registration as Pharmacists by or before 1st of September, 2007.
Such of the petitioner who possesses the requisite qualifications to be registered as Apprentice Pharmacists as enumerated in section 25(2) of the Pharmacy Act and further possesses other qualifications as are mentioned, inter alia, in section 30 of the Pharmacy Act shall be entitled to participate in the said Examination provided they do not suffer, from any disqualification in this behalf as mentioned in Pharmacy Act or Rules and Regulations framed thereunder. None of the petitioners shall be denied the right to sit in the examination on the ground that they are not registered as Apprentice Pharmacists as such registration has admittedly been discontinued by the respondents.