IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 16360 OF 2024 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

MALLIGE SCHOOL OF NURSING

HANUMANTHANAGARA, GUTTEPALYA,

BINNAMANAGALA NELAMANGALA

BANGALORE-562123

AN INSTITUTION RUN BY

JNANA EDUCATIONAL TRUST

REPRESENTED BY THE

MANAGING TRUSTEE

DR. MURALIDHAR R

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. KRISHNA T., ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL

Digitally signed

by 8TH FLOOR, NBCC CENTER,

SHARADAVANI

B PLOT NO.2 COMMUNITY CENTER

Location: High OKHLA PHASE 1,

Court of

Karnataka NEW DELHI-110002.

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO GRANT RECOGNITION/ SUITABILITY TO THE PETITIONER INSTITUTION BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER INSTITUTION DTD. 30.06.2023 PRODUCED AS ANNX-M AND IN TERMS OF THE

ORDER DTD. 30.03.2023 IN W.P.NO. 22685/2022 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT, PRODUCED AS ANNX-L.

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

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

ORAL OR