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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
D. K. Singh
Kerala State United Nurses Association-Teachers Association – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India, Represented By Secretary, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Room No. 348; 'A' Wing, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
D. K. Singh, J.
The petitioner is an association of teachers teaching in private nursing colleges in the State of Kerala. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the Regulations framed by the Indian Nursing Council, namely Indian Nursing Council (Revised Regulations and Curriculum for B.Sc. (Nursing) Program) Regulations 2020, the teachers teaching in nursing colleges are being paid a pittance against Note iv of Regulation 5D of the Indian Nursing Council (Revised Regulations and Curriculum for B.Sc. (Nursing) Program) Regulations 2020 , which mandates that salary of the teaching faculty in private Colleges of Nursing should not be less than what is admissible in the Colleges of Nursing under State/Central Government or as per the UGC scales. It is also submitted that despite the petitioners having raised their grievance, no effective measures have been taken to ensure compliance with the said provision of the Indian Nursing Council (Revised Regulations and Curriculum for B.Sc. (Nursing) Program) Regulations 2020 .
2. There is no denial of the Indian Nursing Council (Revised Regulations and Curriculum for B.Sc. (Nursing) Program) Regulations 2020 , and they have not
The court affirmed the binding nature of the Indian Nursing Council regulations on salary standards for private nursing colleges and mandated state enforcement.
Teaching faculty in private nursing colleges must receive salaries as per prescribed scales, with enforcement mandated by the State and Indian Nursing Council, including potential punitive actions fo....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the entitlement of teachers to arrears of salary as per VI and VII CPC recommendations, and the responsibility of the authorities to ensure complia....
Recognition of nursing qualifications granted by state nursing councils is mandated by the Indian Nursing Council Act, thus making state-level recognition valid for practice across the country.
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