IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

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

WRIT PETITION NO. 38108 OF 2025 (EDN-EX)

BETWEEN:

1. DIVINE SCHOOL OF NURSING

ST. GASPER CAMPUS MEDAHALLI ROAD,

KITHAGANUR, K R PURAM,

BENGALURU – 560 049

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL

VINEETHA

2. SHALU KUMARI

D/O ANIL RAM

AGE ABOUT 20 YEARS 3. ANJALI KUMARI

D/O UMA SHANKAR RAM

AGE ABOUT 19 YEARS

4. MYLAPAALLI

D/O MYLAPAALLI SOLOMON RAJU

Digitally signed AGE ABOUT 23 YEARS

by CHANDANA

B M

5. NANDANI KUMARI

Location: High

D/O VANGALI MANJHI

Court of

Karnataka AGE ABOUT 18 YEARS

6. ELISHIBA CHHETRI

D/O RAM BAHADUR CHEETARI

AGE ABOUT 25 YEARS

7. ARCHA K S

D/O SHAJAHAN K K

AGE ABOUT 23 YEARS

PETITIONER NO.2 TO 4 ARE STUDENTS OF

1^ST PETITIONER SCHOOL, ST GASPER CAMPUS, MEDAHALLI ROAD, KITHAGANUR KR PURAM, BENGALURU – 560 049 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD, REP. 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. ITS SECRETARY, 1^ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, BANGALORE – 560 002 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SUDHARSHAN SURESH, ADVOCATE)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT BOARD TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ADMISSIONS OF THE PETITIONER STUDENT NO. 2 TO 7 AND ETC., 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 7;

(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 students 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 03.01.2025, 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 03.01.2025 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:

"Ref No: DGIHS/23/2025 Date:03.01.2025 To, The Secretary/Special Officer, Karnataka State Diploma in Nursing Examination Board (KSDNEB), Bengaluru-560 002.

Sub: Request to Open the Registration Portal for GNM 2024-25 Batch.

Respected Sir/Madam I am writing to kindly request the opening of the online registration portal for the General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) 2024-25 academic batch. I would be grateful if you could provide information regarding the portal. We have 10 students for GNM 2024 Batch for the registration which we were not able to upload during the given time, due to some technical issue.

Kindly do the needful,.

Thanking You, Yours faithfully, Sd/-

PRINCIPAL Divine School of Nursing”

5. Since the aforesaid representation / request has not been considered by respondent No.1-Board, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of t