The requirement of obtaining an Essentiality Certificate from the government is a mandatory prerequisite for educational institutions seeking to start new courses in allied and healthcare disciplines as per the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession standards.

ORDER

By consent of both parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. This writ petition has been filed to quash the letters of the 1st Respondents in Lr.No.Affln.V(5)/33243/2024 dated 18.10.2024 and consequently direct the 1st Respondent University to process the application of the petitioner insinuation dated 27.09.2024 to start two new courses in B.Sc. Critical Care Technology and M.Sc. Radiography and Imaging Technology Courses without insisting on Government order order/No. objection Certificate/Essential certificate from the Government of Tamil Nadu and grant Provisional affiliation to the petitioner college to start tow new courses in B.Sc. Critical Care Technology and M.Sc. Radiography and Imaging Technology Courses.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner is a Managing Trustee which has established and running the PPG Institute of Allied Health Science. The first respondent University has granted affiliation to various courses to the petitioner and certificate of registration was also issued by the Registrar. The petitioner made application on 27.09.2024 for grant of permission for starting new courses and the same was rejected by the impugned letter. Challenging the said letter, the present writ petition has been filed.

4. The learned counsel for the first respondent submitted that in respect of starting of new courses of approved curricula, either in existing allied and health care institutions or in new allied and healthcare institutions, essentiality certificate has to be necessarily obtained as per the letter of National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession (NCAHP) dated 08.04.2026 the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

5. The learned counsel counsel for the petitioner submitted that with respect to starting new course, he may be permitted to file a fresh application and the same may be considered and orders be passed within a reasonable time as fixed by this Court.

6. Heard both sides and perused the materials placed on record.

7. I perused the letter of National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession (NCAHP) dated 08.04.2026. As rightly pointed out by the learned counsel for the first respondent clause 4.3 stipulates that with regard to the starting of new courses of approved curricula, either in existing allied and health care institutions or in new allied and healthcare institutions, essentiality certificate has to be necessarily obtained and the learned counsel for the petitioner also now seeks liberty to file a fresh application with regard to starting of new courses, in such view of the matter, the petitioner is granted liberty to file fresh application seeking for starting of new courses within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and the respondent shall pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of twelve weeks thereafter.

8. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.