- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22546 WP NO.16206 OF 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.16206 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: DR. SURGIMATH COLLEGE OF NURSING REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL, PLOT NO.5/28, HATTIKUNI, YADGIR - 585 202 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NITIN A.M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (MEDICAL EDUCATION), M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SCIENCES REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, 4TH 'T' BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 041. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOR R1; SMT. FARAH FATHIMA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22546 WP NO.16206 OF 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 DATED 23RD OCTOBER, 2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-F; DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 04TH DECEMBER, 2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-H AND TO CONSEQUENTLY GRANT THE PETITIONER FRESH AFFILIATION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-25 TO CONDUCT THE COURSE OF B.SC. NURSING; AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH ORAL ORDER In this writ petition, the petitioner-College is challenging the endorsement dated 23rd October, 2024 (Annexure-F) issued by the respondent No.2-University; inter alia sought for a direction to the respondent No.2-Univerty to consider the representation dated 04th December, 2024 (Annexure-H) filed for granting a fresh affiliation for the Academic year 2024-25 to conduct the course of BSc. Nursing by the petitioner-College. 2. Heard Sri. Nitin A.M., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner-College; Smt. B.P. Radha, learned Additional - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22546 WP NO.16206 OF 2025 Government Advocate appearing for the respondent No.1- Government; and Smt. Farah Fathima, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.2-University. 3. Sri. Nitin A.M., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner invited the attention of the Court to the impugned endorsement and submitted that the petitioner-College shall comply with the production of all the five documents mentioned in the endorsement. He further submitted that, no admissions have been made by the petitioner-College for the Academic Year 2024-25. 4. In the light for submission made by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, I am of the view that, there is no impediment for the respondent No.2-University to reconsider the issue afresh as the petitioner-College is willing to produce all the documents mentioned in the impugned endorsement dated 23rd October 2024 (Annexure-F). 5. In that view of the matter, endorsement dated 23rd October, 2024 issued by the respondent No.2-University is hereby set-aside. The petitioner-College is directed to produce five documents mentioned in the impugned endorsement to the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22546 WP NO.16206 OF 2025 respondent No.2-Univesity, within an outer limit of one week from today and the respondent No.2-University, after receipt of the documents that may be produced by the petitioner-College as sought for in the impugned endorsement, shall reconsider the issue afresh and take decision in the matter in accordance with law. With this observation, writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24