IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

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

WRIT PETITION NO.37360 OF 2025 (EDN-EX)

BETWEEN:

1. OM SHANTHIDHAMA SCHOOL OF NURSING

NO.13/13, SUNKADAKATTE, MAGADI ROAD,

BANGALORE-560091

REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL.

2. SOUPARNIKA A

D/O AJITH KUMAR

AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS.

3. NANDITHA P S

D/O PUSHKARAN PILLAI T

AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS

4. ASWANY S B

D/O BIJUKUMA

AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS

5. VIMYA N

Digitally

D/O JAYAN N

signed by

AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS

MADHURI S

Location: High

6. REVATHY N M

Court of

D/O MOHANDAS

Karnataka

AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS

7. MAYA C

D/O GOPALAN C

8. JEESHMA K V

D/O VASUDEVAN 9. MANJIMA K

D/O SIVASANKARAN K

AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS

10. ANJALI V D/O RAJAN AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS

11. ADARSH S S/O P SASIDHARAN AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS

12. VINEETHA S D/O VIJAYAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS

13. ATHUL AJI S/O AJIKUMAR U M AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS

14. SHARANYA K S/O BALAKRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS

15. VISHNU B S/O BINU M AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS

16. ANUSHREE D/O BALAKRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS

17. SNEHA BALAKRISHNAN D/O BALAKRISHNAN V AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS 18. ARDRA ANILKUMAR D/O ANIL KUMAR AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS

19. RIYA RAPHAEL K D/O RAPHAEL K O

20. TEJAL KRISHNA THAKKER D/O KRISHNA THAKKER

21. UJWALA SHAM PAGARE D/O SHAM PAGARE AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS PETITIONER NOS.2 TO 21 IS STUDENT OF 1^ST PETITIONER SCHOOL …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD REP BY ITS SECRETARY, 1^ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, BANGALORE-560 002.

2. KARNATAKA STATE NURSING AND PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION (REGULATION) AUTHORITY REP BY ITS SECRETARY, 1^ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, BANGALORE – 560 002.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SUDARSHAN SURESH, ADVOCATE)

THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT BOARD TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ADMISSIONS OF THE PETITIONER STUDENT NO. 2 TO 21.

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 the following reliefs:

“ (i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Board to consider and approve the admissions of the petitioner student No.2 to 21;

(ii) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent Board to issue hall ticket by accepting the approval / examination fee and permit the petitioner student to take up the 1^st year GNM examination scheduled to commence from 29.12.2025 vide Annexure-D;

(iii) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representations made by the 1^st petitioner in the interest of the students vide Annexure-C;

(iv) Pass any order or issue any direction this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case.”

2. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since the respondent No.1 – Board has not considered the representation / request made by the petitioners vide Annexure-C dated 03.03.2025, the respondent No.1 may be directed to consider the same and take appropriate decision / pass appropriate orders within a stipulated time frame.

3. Per contra, learned counsel for respondent No.1-Board submits that if reasonable time is granted, the respondent No.1- Board shall consider the said application filed by the petitioners at Annexure-C dated 03.03.2025 and take appropriate decision / pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law.

4. Before proceeding further, it would be necessary to extract the aforesaid representation as under:

"To The Secretary K.S.D.N.E.B.

Bangalore.

Sub: Submission of students list for the 2024-25 academic year.

Respected Sir/Madam, With reference the above cited subject we are hereby submitting the GNM Students list for the 2024-25 academic year. During the application time the online site showed as timeout, due to this reasons are not able to apply for some of the students. There are