IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 21061 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

ST. JOSEPH INSTITUTE OF NURSING, NO.39, BENAKA TOWER, OPP. D MART, ELECTRONIC CITY PHASE-2, MUMBAI HIGHWAY, BANGALORE - 560 100.

REPRESENTED BY IT'S PRINCIPAL MR.SILGEN GEORGE …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, M.S.BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BANGALORE - 560 001.

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY.

Di gitally signed by

2. DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION CHANDANA BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, B M BANGALORE - 560 002 Location:

REP. BY ITS DME.

High Court of Karnataka

3. KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA NURSING AND PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION (REGULATION) AUTHORITY (DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD)

1^ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, BANGALORE - 560 002 REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP FOR R1 & R2;

SRI. SUDHARSHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R3)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE STATE GOVERNME