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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
ASHOK S.KINAGI
Mithra School of Nursing Represented by its Principal Maria Nancia X – Appellant
Versus
Karnataka State Diploma in Nursing Represented by its Secretary – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. writ petition for mandamus regarding student registration. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. counsel's submission regarding reasonable time for board's action. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. direction to consider representation and register students. (Para 5) |
| 4. disposition of pending applications. (Para 6) |
ORDER :
1. The petitioners filed this writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Karnataka State Diploma in Nursing Examination Board to consider the representation of petitioner No.1-Institution dated 13.11.2025 vide Annexure-E, by generating the registration number of petitioner Nos.2 to 39 and further permitting petitioners Nos.2 to 39 to take up 1st year GNM Course Final Examination scheduled to commence from 12.01.2026.
2. Brief facts, leading rise to the filing of this writ petition are as follows:
Petitioner No.1-Institution is an educational institution engaged in imparting General Nursing course namely Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery. The Nursing School was started after obtaining the requisite permission from the concerned government, and the affiliation will be from the Karnataka State Nursing Council. Petitioner No.1-Institution admitted the students for Diploma in General N
The court directed the Board to consider the institution's representation for registration of students, emphasizing fair opportunity for academic examinations despite technical setbacks.
Educational institutions facing technical obstacles in complying with procedural timelines must be accommodated for fairness in examination participation.
Educational institutions must be afforded the opportunity to rectify inadvertent administrative errors to ensure fairness in educational processes.
Educational institutions must be allowed due consideration for technical errors affecting student registration, provided they act reasonably.
Institutional compliance with admission deadlines entitles students to registration and examination privileges based on parity with similar cases.
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