JUDGMENT

The petitioner college was established in the year 2011 with an intake of 40 students for the B.Sc.Nursing Program. In the year 2022, the petitioner submitted an application seeking enhancement of the intake capacity from the existing 40 seats to 50 seats. By Ext.P1 order dated 24.06.2023, the State Government issued No Objection Certificate, permitting enhancement of the intake capacity to 60 seats. Thereafter, by Ext.P2 order dated 24.07.2024, the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council granted sanction for conditional affiliation for conducting B.Sc nursing program with an intake of 50 students for the academic year 2024-2025. Later, by Ext.P3 communication dated 19.03.2025, the Indian Nursing Council issued suitability certificate to the petitioner for an intake of 50 seats. This was followed by Ext.P4 order of the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council granting sanction for conditional affiliation with an intake of 50 students for the academic year 2025-2026. On the strength of the sanctions granted by the above authorities, and based on the student patient ratio in the parent and affiliated hospitals, the petitioner sought affiliation of the 1^st respondent University for con