IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
R.SURESH KUMAR, SHAMIM AHMED
Union of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession – Appellant
Versus
Rengaswamy Educational Trust, Rep by its Administrative Officer – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. constitution of commission and council under act (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. no new institutions or courses without consent (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. challenges to the embargo on new courses (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. educational institutions' rights to operate (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 5. court's authority to quash impugned orders (Para 19 , 20) |
| 6. functionality and regulation of education (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 7. state council's functions and limitations (Para 26 , 27) |
| 8. the strict need for regulatory compliance (Para 28 , 30 , 31) |
| 9. need for interim arrangements during transition (Para 33) |
| 10. doctrine of necessity for existing institutions (Para 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 11. balancing powers and institutional needs (Para 37 , 38 , 39) |
| 12. differentiation from precedent case law (Para 40 , 41 , 42) |
| 13. conclusion and directives for compliance (Para 43 , 44 , 46 , 47) |
JUDGMENT :
These Intra Court Appeals have arisen out of a common impugned order dated 16.09.2025, made in W.P.Nos.28894, 32292 & 32789 of 2025. Infact, along with these writ petitions, some other writ petitions have also been heard and disposed of by the said common impugned order.
3. That the writ petitioners are the Ed

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