IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 11359 OF 2024 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

M M COLLEGE OF NURSING REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI SASIKUMAR S/O RAVINDRA AGE 54 YEARS R/O 713, NEAR NANDI CIRCLE DATTAGALLI, 3^RD STAGE MYSORE – 570 023.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRIHARI A.V., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY IT'S SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION Di gitally M. S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI signed by BANGALORE – 560 001.

CHANDANA B M

2. THE REGISTRAR Location: RAJIV GANDI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCEINCES, High Court of 4^TH T BLOCK, JAYNAGARA Karnataka BENGALURU – 560 041.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA K., HCGP FOR R1;

SMT. FARAH FATHIMA, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.2 TO ACCORD PERMISSION TO THE PETITIONER INSTITUTION BY ISSUING CONTINUATION AFFILIATION, USER ID AND PASSWORD AND FURTHER DIRECT THE R2 TO APPROVE THE ADMISSION OF 60 STUDENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, petitioner seeks for the following reliefs:-

“i. Issue writ in the nature of mandamus directing Respondent No.2 to accord permission to the petitioner institution by issuing continuation affiliation, User ID and password and further direct the Respondent No.2 to approve the admission of 60 students who are admitted for the academic year

2023-24;

ii. Issue writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.2 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 02.01.2024 and 20.03.2024 vide Annexure-L & M.

iii. Issue such other writ or order or direction that this Hon’ble Court may deem fit under the facts and circumstances of the case including the cost of this writ petition in the interest of justice and equity.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent and perused the material on record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petition may be disposed of directing respondent No.2- RGUHS to consider the request of the petitioner-Insitution for continuation of affiliation, User ID and password and to approve admission of 60 students for the academic year 2023-24 by considering the representations dated 02.01.2024 and 20.03.2024 at Annexures-L and M, in the light of the judgment of this Court in the case of Bangalore City College of Nursing Vs. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and others – W.P.No.16499/2025 dated 10.10.2025.

4. Per contra, learned HCGP for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent No.2 jointly submit that if reasonable time is granted, the concerned respondent would consider the request of the petitioner and proceed further, in accordance with law.

5. In the case of Bangalore City College of Nursing (supra), this Court held as under:

“In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

"a) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to expedite the process of extending the affiliation to the petitioner institution, college, for the academic years 2023-24, 2024-2025, with respect to the BSc Nursing, PB BSc Nursing, MSc Nursing courses within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble court. & consequently, issue a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to approve the admissions of the respondent number 2 to 58 admitted for the academic year 2024-25 for BSC nursing courses. Upon the continuation of the affiliation to the petitioner college; and b) Pass such other orders as this Hon'ble court deems fit and proper under the circumstances of the case."

2. Heard learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for respondent No.1 - Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and perused the material on record.

3. When the matter came up before this court on

13.06.2025,