JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna S., J.

The appellant, who is the petitioner in W.P.(C)No.40066 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.40066 of 2025 as well as W.P.(C)No.33806 of 2025 filed by another school of nursing were dismissed.

2. According to the appellant-writ petitioner, the said college started in the year 2010 under the Chitra Multi-specialty Hospital, Pathanamthitta, which commenced functioning in the year 1993. The appellant college offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in nursing, including B.Sc. Nursing, M.Sc. Nursing (with specializations like Medical Surgical, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing) and the G.N.M. (General Nursing and Midwifery) diploma. The appellant further pleads that it has been offering B.Sc. Nursing course for several years, with an intake of 40 seats. The infrastructure of the parent hospital and the college was enhanced, now making it possible for the intake of more students to the B.Sc. Nursing course. Accordingly, on 10.06.2024, the Chairman of the Chitra Institute of Medical Sciences