WP No. 20436 of 2024 HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 4721 OF 2024 (EDN-RES)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 9726 OF 2024 (EDN-RES)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 20436 OF 2024 (EDN-RES)

IN WP NO. 4721/2024 BETWEEN:

M/S S V COLLEGE OF NURSING REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIAIRMAN, NO 33/3, SITE NO6,7,13,14 AND 22 VISHWESHWARAIAH EXTENDED LAYOUT, 4^TH CROSS, MALLATHAHALLI, BANGALORE – 560 056.

...PETITIONER (BY SRI. NITIN A M, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL Digitally 8^TH FLOOR, NBCC CENTER, signed by PLOT NO 2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, CHANDANA B M OKHLA PHASE 1, Location: NEW DELHI 110 002.

High Court of REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT.

Karnataka

2. THE RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

4^TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 011 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR.

3. THE KARNATAKA STATE NURSING COUNCIL ANAND RAO CIRCLE,BENGALURU 560 009.

REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR

4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY IT’S THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WP No. 20436 of 2024 HC-KAR MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-01. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. D.R.RAVISHANKAR, SENIOR COUNSEL APP