IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO.16821 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. RITU MANDAL D/O. KALAL MANDAL,

AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS,

RESIDING AT NO.150/A, HOMBELAKU,

BEHIND SRIRAM ACQUARIUM,

NEAR DOUBLE HI-TENSION ROAD,

HOOTGALLI, MYSURU – 570 018 2. ABRAR MANZOOR SHAH,

S/O. MANZOOR AHMAD SHAH,

AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS,

RESIDING AT NO.79, NEAR SINIKE ACADEMY,

HOOTGALLI, ILAVALA HOBLI,

MYSURU – 570 018

3. MADHUMITHA C,

D/O. CHANDRA KUMAR S.,

Digitally signed AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS,

by CHANDANA

RESIDING AT NO.150/A, HOMBELAKU,

B M

BEHIND SRIRAM ACQUARIUM,

Location: High

NEAR DOUBLE HI-TENSION ROAD,

Court of

Karnataka HOOTGALLI, MYSURU – 570 018

4. VISHNU NARAYAN P.J.,

S/O. PREMAM,

AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS,

RESIDING AT NO.79,

NEAR SINIKE ACADEMY, HOOTGALLI,

ILAVALA HOBLI,

MYSURU – 570 018

5. GUJJAR JALPA ASHOK BHAI,

D/O. GUJJAR ASHOK BHAI,

AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.150/A, HOMBELAKU, BEHIND SRIRAM ACQUARIUM, NEAR DOUBLE HI-TENSION ROAD, HOOTGALLI, MYSURU – 570 018

6. IRFANUL HAQE, S/O. MOIDEEN KODIYADAN, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.79, NEAR SINIKE ACADEMY, HOOTGALLI, ILAVALA HOBLI, MYSURU – 570 018

7. SHIRLY KUTTY ABRAHAM, W/O. MANJUNANTH, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, THE PRINCIPAL, SURAKSHA COLLEGE OF NURSING, SUNITHA MAHILA MANDALI, NO.21, BYRAVA NILAYA, VIJAYANAGAR, 1^ST STAGE, MYSURU – 570 017 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SWAMY M.M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF PARA-MEDICALS, AROGYA SOUDHA, MAGADI ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY

2. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCE, 4^TH 'T' BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 041 REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR

3. KARNATAKA STATE NURSING & PARAMEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION (REGULATION) AUTHORITY, 1^ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMCRI CAMPUS, BENGALURU – 560 002

4. THE KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD, 1^ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMCRI CAMPUS, BENGALURU – 560 002 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY

5. THE SPECIAL OFFICER, THE KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD, 1^ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMCRI CAMPUS, BENGALURU – 560 002 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP FOR R1;

SRI. ABHISHEK KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO APPROVE THE ADMISSIONS OF THE PETITIONER NOS.1 TO 6 STUDENTS TO THE SURAKSHA COLLEGE OF NURSING FOR 1^ST YEAR BASIC B.SC NURSING FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-25.

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, petitioners seek for the following reliefs:-

“a. Issue a Writ or order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to approve the admissions of the petitioners’ No.1to 6 students to the Suraksha College of Nursing for 1^st Year Basic B.Sc.

Nursing for the academic year 2024-25;

b. Further be pleased to grant any other relief or reliefs that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice and equity.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned HCGP for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent No.2 and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that petitioner No.7 – College, which has sanctioned intake of 40 students admitted only 13 students out of which the names of the petitioner Nos.1 to 6 were not uploaded on the website due to technical glitches, as a result of which, respondent No.2 did not approve admission of petitioner Nos.1 to 6, as a result of which, petitioners are before this Court by way of the present petition seeking the aforesaid reliefs. When the matter came up before this Court on 13.06.2025 passed the following order:

“Mr. M M Swamy, the learned counsel for the petitioners, responding to the office objections on payment of Court fee, submits that the Court fee of Rs.700/- has been paid on 11.06