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2026 Supreme(Ker) 544

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
ANIL K.NARENDRAN, MURALEE KRISHNA S.
Ramakrishna Sarada School Of Nursing Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama Charitable Hospital – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala Represented By The Principal Secretary To The Government – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : ADVS. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM SR. COUNSEL SRI.K.SHAJ SMT.BEENA N.KARTHA
SRI.ARUN CHAND SHRI.BHARAT VIJAY P. SHRI.KEVIN JAMES SHRI.AKASH JOSHI SMT.MINU VITTORRIA PAULSON SMT.GOPIKA GOPAL SMT.ARCHANA P.P. SHRI.REN SHIBU SMT.SHEHROON PATEL A.K.
SHRI.ISSAC MELVIN B.O. SHRI.ALVIN JOSEPH
For the Respondent: SMT. NISHA BOSE, SR. GP SRI. S. GANESH, SC, KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH
SCIENCES (KUHS) SRI. VIVEK MENON, SC, KERALA NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL DR. ABRAHAM P. MEACHINKARA, SC, SMT. SHAMEENA SALAHUDHEEN, SC,

Table of Content
1. writ appeal challenging previous judgment. (Para 1)
2. factual background of nursing course approvals. (Para 2)
3. appellant's contentions against denial of suitability certificate. (Para 3)
4. arguments regarding upgrading nursing courses and regulations. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
5. writ appeal dismissed, affirming initial judgment. (Para 14)

JUDGMENT :

Muralee Krishna S., J.

1. The petitioner in W.P.(C)No.33806 of 2025 filed this writ appeal under Section 5(i) of the Kerala High Court Act , 1958, challenging the judgment dated 17.12.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby W.P.(C)No.33806 of 2025 and W.P.(C)No.40066 of 2025 filed by another college of nursing were dismissed.

2. Going by the averments in W.P.(C)No.33806 of 2025, the appellant has been offering the General Nursing and Midwifery (‘GNM’ for short) Course for several years. On 28.02.2019, the 3rd respondent, Indian Nursing Council (‘INC’ for short), issued Ext.P1 notification in tune with the National Health Policy, 2017, that there should be a single entry level for nursing, resolving that the existing GNM Course shall be phased out by the year 2020-2021 and shall be conve

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