IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 15138 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

PRIYADARSHINI N M D/O.MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT.NO. 70A, 3^RD MAIN, 5^TH CROSS, BASAVESHWARA LAYOUT, NAGASHETTY HALLI, BENGALURU – 560 094 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B. L. NANDA KUMAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. RAJEEV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR JAYANAGAR 4^TH BLOCK, BENGALURU – 560 054 Di gitally signed by

2. INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL, CHANDANA

8^TH FLOOR, NBCC CENTRE, B M PLOT NO.2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, Location:

OKHLA PHASE-1, High Court of NEW DELHI – 110 020 Karnataka REP. BY IT SECRETARY

3. THE STATE OF KARNTAKA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001. 4. THE SECRETARY, MEDICAL EDUCATION, M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001

5. KARNATAKA STATE NURSING COUNCIL, NO.71, NIGHTINGALE TOWERS, ‘A’ STREET, 6^TH CROSS, A.R. EXTENSION, GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 009 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KEERTHI REDDY AND SRI. ABHISHEK K., ADVOCATES FOR R-1;

SRI. SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP FOR R3 & R4;

SMT. JYOTI M. MARADI, ADVOCATE FOR R5)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO PAY THE EXAMINATION FEE FOR THE FINAL YEAR TWO SUBJECT I.E COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING II AND MANAGEMENT OF NURSING SERVICES AND EDUCATION OF BSC NURSING DEGREE AND FURTHER PERMITTING THE PETITIONER TO TAKE UP THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION OF THE SAID SUBJECT.

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:- “(a) Directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner and permit the petitioner to pay the examination fee for the final year two subjects i.e., Community Health Nursing-II and Management of nursing services and education of BSC Nursing degree and further permitting the petitioner to take up the written examination of the said subjects, (b) Pass such other order/relief as deemed fit, in the circumstances of the case in the interest of justice.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2, respectively, learned HCGP for respondent Nos.3 and 4 and learned counsel for respondent No.5 and perused the material on record.

3. On 23.06.2025, this Court passed the following interim order:

“Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner requests this Court to permit the petitioner to implead Indian Nursing Council, represented by its Secretary as respondent No.2, the Secretary, Medical Education, Bengaluru as respondent No.3, and the Karnataka Nursing Council as respondent No.4 in this writ petition.

The request made by the petitioner is accepted.

Petitioner is permitted to amend the cause-title and file the amended cause-title forthwith.

In the meanwhile, respondent No.1 is directed to permit the petitioner to pay the examination fee for the final year two subjects i.e., Community Health Nursing-II and Management of Nursing Services and Education, in respect of the ensuing examination to be commenced from 25.06.2025 and permit the petitioner to take up written examination of the said subjects.

The respondent is directed not to announce the final result without leave of the Court. This interim order is subject to the result of this writ petition.

Respondent No.1 is represented by Smt. Farah Fathima.

Sri. Shivarudra, learned counsel is directed to take notice for respondent No.2.

Learned Additional Government Advocate is directed to accept notice for respondent No.3.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is permitted to take notice on the panel counsel for respondent No.4.

4. Subsequently, during the pendency of the present petition, respondent No.5 – The Karnataka State Nursing Coun