IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 33394 OF 2024 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SATHGURU SCHOOL OF NURSING

JANAPRIYA TOWNSHIP, KADABAGERE POST

MAGADI ROAD, BANGALORE - 562 130

REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL

PM HARITA

W/O LAVA KUMAR

AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS

2. SACRED HEART INSTITUTE OF NURSING

NO 432, II CROSS RAMAIAH ENCLAVE,

NAGASANDRA BANGALORE - 560 073

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL

ABHISIRI A V

D/O VENKATESH

AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS

Digitally signed

by 3. SHARABHESHWARA INSTITUTE OF NURSING

SHARADAVANI B

BELLARY - T NARASIMPUR ROAD,

Location: High

Court of

MYSORE - 570 010

Karnataka

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL

NITHIN B L

S/O LOKANATH

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS

4. SREEKANTH INSTITUTE OF NURSING

NEABASAVANNA TEMPLE

HESAAGHATTA MAIN ROAD

BANGALORE - 560 123

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL REKHA B D/O DEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS

5. SRINIVASA SCHOOL OF NURSING TIPPANAHALLI, NEAR DHOBHIGHAT DODDABIDARAKALLU, BANGALORE - 560 073 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SAYANMANDAL S/O KAMAL MANDAL AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS

6. PRERANA INSTITUTE OF NURSING KUMUTAGI COMPLEX TP 54, STATION ROAD BAGALKOTE - 587 101 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL VIJETHA P D/O GIRISH P AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS

7. MAK SCHOOL OF NURSING KYSAMBALLI ROAD BETHAMANGALA, KOLARA 563 116 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL ANUPAMAUPADHYAYE D/O RAJIB KUMAR UPADHYAYE AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS

8. BASAVA SCHOOL OF NURSING DEODURGA, DEODURGA TALUK, RAICHUR - 584 111 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL ANITA GOSWAMY D/O AMAR GHANGOSWAMY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS

9. ALLAMAPRABHU SCHOOL OF NURSING NEAR SBI, VIJAYA MAHANTHESH COMPLEX, DHUPADAL ROAD, GHATAPRABHA - 591 306 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL BABU DEEPAK RAJ S/O NAGENDRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS

10. ARYA SCHOOL OF NURSING KAJUBHAGHA, KARWARA, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT - 581 301 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL ROSHANI PAL D/O SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS

11. AB PATILBAYYAPUR SCHOOL OF NURSING SIRAWAR TALUK AND DISTRICT RAICHUR - 584 111 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL NITHISH KUMAR S/O KRISHNA DAS AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS

12. MAHANANDI SCHOOL OF NURSING WARD NO 10, MUCHAKANDI CROSS KALADAGI ROAD, BAGALOKTE - 587 101 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL VIKAS KUMAR S/O LALIT PANDIT AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS

13. SHOBHA SCHOOL OF NURSING NEAR ADB BANK, NARGUND GADAG - 582 207 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SARVESH MOHITE, S/O SACHIN M AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NARAYANA S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION M.S.BUILDING, AMBEDKARVEEDI BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K. MANJUNATH, HCGP)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A. QUASHING THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 15.07.2024 BEARING NO.MED 266 MMC 2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-H.B. DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO GRANT PERMISSION TO THE PETITIONERS FOR OPENING NEW NURSING COLLEGES AS PER ANNEXURE D1 TO D13 AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, petitioners seeks the following reliefs:

(a) Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the endorsement dated 15.07.2024 bearing No.MED 266 MMC 2024 vide Annexure-H issued by respondent.

(b) Be pleased to grant a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to grant permission to the petitioners for opening new nursing colleges as per Annexure-D1 to D13.

(c) And grant such other order or direction as this Hon'ble Court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity.”

2. Heard Shri.Narayana.S., learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri.K.Manjunath, learned HCGP for the Respondent/State and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the request of the petitioners for grant of permission to run a Nursing College, having not been considered by the Respondent/State, the petitioners approached this Court in W.P.No.4282 of 2024 (ED