JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna S., J.

The appellant, who is the petitioner in W.P.(C)No.39062 of 2025, filed this writ appeal under Section 5 (i) of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958 , challenging the judgment dated 18.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in that writ petition.

2. The appellant filed W.P.(C)No.39062 of 2025 under Article 226 of the Constitution of India , seeking the following reliefs:

“i. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the 1^st respondent to issue the Letter of Permission (LOP) for the petitioner’s B.Sc. Nursing course with an intake of 60 students for the academic year 2025-26 without awaiting a suitability certificate from the Indian Nursing Council;

ii. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the 3^rd respondent to include the petitioner’s institution in the second round of allotment of candidates for the B.Sc. Nursing course for the academic year 2025-26;

iii. Declare that the production of a suitability certificate from the 2^nd respondent is not a mandatory precondition for approval of prospectus or issue of LOP, before the commencement of the course, in light of Exts.P10 and P11.”

3. According to the appellant, it is an institution annexed