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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI

WRIT PETITION NO. 28888 OF 2023 (EDN-EX)

BETWEEN:

1. VIDYAKIRANA SCHOOL OF NURSING NO 7, 7^TH CROSS, VENKATESHWARA

LAYOUT, JAMBOOSAVARI DINNE, 8TH PHASE, J P NAGARA,

BENGALURU 560076 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SRI HARISH H V,

S/O VIROPAKSHAPPA H B, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS

2. ARPITA BHATTACHARJEE D/O ASHOK BHATTACHRJEE, Digitally

signed by AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, KIRAN KUMAR R

3. LABANI NANDY Location:

HIGH D/O MANOTOSH MANDY COURT OF AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, KARNATAKA

4. MANISH ROY D/O MANOTOSH MANDY AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS,

5. PUJA SARKAR D/O MANORANJAN SARKAR

AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, 6. RATNA BHOWMICK D/O MANIK BHOWMICK

AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS,

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7. TRISHA KAR D/O TAPAN KAR

AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS,

8. SHYLA K L D/O LINGAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS,

SL. Nos. 2 TO 8 ARE STUDENTS OF VIDYAKIRANA SCHOOL OF NURSING,

J P NAGAR, BENGALURU 560076

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. L S VENKATAKRISHNA., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE REGISTRAR KARNATAKA STATE NURSING COUNCIL

NO 71, NIGHTINGALE TOWERS, A STREET, 6^TH CROSS,

NEAR MOVIELAND THEATRE, GANDHINAGAR

BENGALURU 560009

2. KARNATAKA STATE NURSING AND PARA MEDICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION

(REGULATION) AUTHORITY, 1ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK

B M C R I CAMPUS K R ROAD, BANGALURU 560002

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY

3. THE SECRETARY KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING

EXAMINATION BOARD, 1ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK,

BMCRI CAMPUS, VICTORIA HOSPITAL COMPOUND,

BANGALORE 560002

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4. THE SECRETARY MEDICAL EDUCATION,

M S BUILDING VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3 SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP FOR R4)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) DIRECTING THE R2 AND 3 TO ISSUE HALL TICKETS TO THE PETITIONER NO. 2 TO 8 IN GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY (GNM) ADMITTED IN THE 1ST PETITIONERS NURSING SCHOOL FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023. b) DIRECTING THE R2 AND R3 TO PERMIT PETITIONER NO. 2 TO 8 TO APPEAR FOR ANNUAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULED BY THE R2 AS PER ANNEXURE-A, DATED 04/12/2023 VIDE NO. KSDNEB/EST/43/2023-24, IN GENERAL NURSING AND

MIDWIFERY (GNM). c) TO AWARD COSTS OF PROCEEDINGS.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS

UNDER:

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

ORAL ORDER

The petitioners filed this petition seeking a

mandamus directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to generate the registration numbers of petitioner Nos.2 to 8 in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) admitted in petitioner No.1-School for the academic year 2022-23 and

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also directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to permit petitioner Nos.2 to 8 to appear for annual examination scheduled by

respondent No.2 as per Annexure-A dated 10.11.2023.

2. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this

petition are as follows:

2.1. Petitioner No.1 is an institution affiliated to

respondent No.2 - Karnataka State Nursing and Paramedical Sciences Education (Regulation) Authority. Its grievance is that, even after it has furnished all the information and details of the students including the original marks cards to respondent No.1, there has been delay in allotting the registration numbers of some students pursuing their studies in petitioner No.1-

Institution.

3. Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the

petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits

that, petitioner No.1-Institution has admitted the students

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for the academic year 2022-23 and sought for approval from respondent No.2 to admit the students. The list of the students and their documents were uploaded in the website of respondent No.2. The petitioner draws the attention of this Cour

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