IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 38282 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. ANGEL COLLEGE OF NURSING NO.18, KIADB, B KATHIHALLI INDUSTRIAL AREA, HASSAN 573201 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL MAHADEVA.C

2. ELAVAZHAGI.R AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, D/O RAJI.T STUDYING 1ST YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (NURSING)

C/O ANGEL COLLEGE OF NURSING NO.18, KIADB, B KATHIHALLI INDUSTRIAL AREA, HASSAN 573201 Digitally signed 3. PREETHI.T by KIRAN AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, KUMAR R D/O THIRUNAVUKARASU.P Location:

HIGH COURT STUDYING 1ST YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OF (NURSING) KARNATAKA C/O ANGEL COLLEGE OF NURSING NO.18, KIADB, B KATHIHALLI INDUSTRIAL AREA, HASSAN 573201

4. ANISHA RAJAN BINDU KUMARI AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, D/O RAJAN .T STUDYING 1ST YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (NURSING),C/O ANGEL COLLEGE OF NURSING NO.18, KIADB, B KATHIHALLI INDUSTRIAL AREA, HASSAN 573201

5. KAYALVIZHI.P AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, D/O PERUMAL STUDYING 1ST YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (NURSING)

C/O ANGEL COLLEGE OF NURSING NO.18, KIADB, B KATHIHALLI INDUSTRIAL AREA, HASSAN 573201 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVARUDRA., ADV.)

AND:

THE RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE 5600011 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. NANDISH A PATEL.,ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, TO APPROVE THE ADMISSIONS OF PETITIONERS 2 TO 5, WHO ARE ADMITTED FOR 1ST YEAR BSC NURSING FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-

25, AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI

ORAL ORDER

The petitioners filed this petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondent-University to approve the admissions of petitioner Nos.2 to 5, who are admitted to 1^st year Bsc (Nursing) for the academic year 2024-25.

2. Brief facts, leading rise to the filing of this writ petition are as follows:

The respondent University has issued a notification dated 15.03.2025 granted approval/affiliation to the petitioner-Institution to start Bachelor of Science (Nursing) for the academic year 2024-25 with an intake of 40 seats. Petitioner No.1 admitted the students for the academic year 2024-25 and the last date for submitting the list of the candidates admitted by the petitioner society was on 30.12.2024. It was extended by issuing a circular date 24.12.2024 upto 04.01.2025. Petitioner No.1 did not send the names of petitioner Nos.2 to 5 for approval within the time stipulated by the respondent University. Petitioner No.1 sent a letter to the University regarding the admission for approval of petitioner Nos.2 to 5 for the academic year 2024-25 on 16.06.2025. The University refused to approve the admissions of petitioner Nos.2 to 5 on the ground that the said application was received after the stipulated time. Hence, this writ petition.

3. The respondent-University filed a statement of objections contending that, initially, the petitioner has not sent the list containing the names of petitioner Nos.2 to 5 within the stipulated time. Hence, the University has rightly declined to approve the admissions of petitioner Nos.2 to 5 on the ground that the list was not furnished within time. Hence, prays to dismiss the writ petition. 4. Heard the arguments of the learned counsel for the petitioners, and also the learned counsel for the respondent-University.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were admitted within the time stipulated by the University, but was unable to forward the documents/details within time. Thus, there was a delay in submitting the documents to the respondent-University. He submits that, by virtue of an interim order, the petitioners have completed 1^st year, and they have appeared for the examination pursuant to the