AVADH BEHARI ROHATGI, J

( 1 ) THE Facts : These two cases are all about the Indian Nursing Council (The Council) constituted by the Central Legislature under the Nursing Council Act, 1947 (the. Act ). The Council was created "to establish a uniform standard of training for nurses, midwives and health visitors. " The purpose of the Council is stated in the following statement of Objects and Reasons :

"provincial Nursing Councils have been established in all Provinces and maintain roasters of qualified nurses, health visitors and midwives. Increasing difficulties have been experienced by the nursing profession and by employing authorities owing to the diversity in the standards of preliminary education of candidates entering training schools of nursing, the varying standards of training and examination for nursing certificates and the lock of inter-provincial reciprocity in the registration of nurses. To remedy these difficulties it is proposed to enact legislation for the purpose of setting up an Indian Nursing Council which will prescribe uniform minimum standards of education and training for nurses, midwives and health visitors, supervise examinations, and maintain a schedule of qu

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