ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 16-12-2025 Heard the learned Senior Advocate/Advocate appearing on behalf of the respective parties.

2. Considering the identical issue involved in both the writ petitions, they are being heard together with the consent of the parties and disposed of by this common judgment.

3. For the convenience, the brief facts of the case are being separately mentioned hereunder:

Reg. C.W.J.C. N. 18568 of 2024

4. The petitioner, a Nursing School, invoked the jurisdiction of this Court through its Secretary, on being aggrieved with the order passed by the respondent Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department, Government of Bihar, as contained in Memo No. 1390(6) dated 22.10.2024 whereby the prayer of the petitioner to grant affiliation/recognition for conducting General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) course came to be turned down on the ground that as per the State Policy granting Affiliation/Recognition to the private Nursing Schools has been withheld for the reason that previously running private nursing schools are under inspection of their imparting quality education. The petitioner further seeking a direction upon the respondents to issue necessary order of recognition to