- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 37912 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. M. M. SCHOOL OF NURSING NO 56A, KURUBARA HALLI, TAVAREKERE HOBLI, KENGERI TQ, BENGALURU – 560 078 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL MR. SWAMY H R 2. ARIFA PARATHODI D/O MOIDEEN KUTTY T AGED 28 YEARS 3. THABSHEERA A D/O ABDUL AZEEZ A AGED 28 YEARS 4. ESAKKIAMMA P D/O AYYAPPAN AGED 38 YEARS 5. RINU K D/O VELU AGED 22 YEARS 6. DRISYA T D/O SUNIL KUMAR T AGED 24 YEARS 7. RIYA C H D/O SHAJAHAN AGED 21 YEARS 8. ADITHYAN M K S/O JAYAPRAKASH AGED 20 YEARS Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 9. NOBEL GEORGE S/O GEORGE C P AGED 25 YEARS 10. THAHIRA M T D/O ABDUL KAREEM MANCHERITHODIKA AGED 29 YEARS 11. RANJINI RAJ P D/O RAJEN P AGED 23 YEARS 12. SAFNA YASMIN M A D/O AZEES AGED 20 YEARS 13. SIBITHA T D/O ABDUL KHADER T AGED 29 YEARS 14. HRIDHYA DAS N P D/O HARI DAS N P AGED 21 YEARS 15. VIBISHA N P D/O SURENDRAN N P AGED 26 YEARS 16. SARANYA P D/O KUNJUNNI AGED 22 YEARS 17. ANASWARA P S D/O SURESH AGED 21 YEARS 18. AKSHAYA SUJEESH D/O SUJEESH V R AGED 21 YEARS 19. SOORAJ KUMAR P K S/O GIREESHKUMAR P K AGED 20 YEARS 20. BINDU H S D/O SHEKARACHARI H M AGED 23 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 21. ASWANI M D/O ARUMUKHAN M AGED 20 YEARS 22. RAMSI FATHIMA V P D/O ABDUL ALI VALIYAPARAMBATH AGED 22 YEARS 23. SAMSHIYA A K D/O SHAMEER BABU A K AGED 23 YEARS 24. RANJANA NARAYANAN D/O NARAYANAN AGED 24 YEARS 25. SANDRA SAJU D/O SAJU GOPALAN AGED 22 YEARS 26. SABITHA M D/O KRISHNAN M AGED 24 YEARS 27. ARUNA K D D/O DAMODHARAN K AGED 20 YEARS 28. TINA B N D/O NANAIAH B B AGED 33 YEARS 29. ADITHYA P S/O MURALI PULIKKAL AGED 22 YEARS 30. RASIYA K V D/O HAMZA K V AGED 34 YEARS 31. DHANSHA R D/O RAJENDRAN AGED 20 YEARS 32. MUFEEDA P K M D/O MOIDU P M AGED 22 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 33. FATHIMA SHIFANA P P D/O ABDURAHIMAN P P AGED 22 YEARS 34. SREEMA O D/O MOHANAN AGED 27 YEARS 35. LAVANYA R D/O ROCKAPPAN G AGED 34 YEARS 36. SANTHANA LAKSHMI A D/O ANPAZHAKAN A AGED 21 YEARS 37. RAJESWARY TM D/O MADHU T K AGED 28 YEARS 38. SHAMIL RAHMAN PP S/O MOIDEENKUTTY AGED 24 YEARS 39. NITHA BAIJU D/O BAIJU K T AGED 24 YEARS 40. SHIJI A K D/O VIJAYAN A K AGED 22 YEARS 41. GOPIKA C D/O HARIDASAN C AGED 21 YEARS 42. JINCY MOL JOSE D/O JOSE JOSHUA AGED 23 YEARS 43. MOHAMMED HARIS K K S/O ABDUL GAFOOR K K AGED 22 YEARS 44. NAJMA T D/O IBRAHIM THAYYIL AGED 31 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 45. RASHEEDA KP D/O ABDULLA P AGED 34 YEARS 46. GEETHA LAKSHMI T R D/O RANGASHAMAIAH AGED 34 YEARS 47. RENETHAMARY D/O ROBERT KENNEDY AGED 25 YEARS 48. RAKSHITHA S D/O SADANANDA AGED 22 YEARS 49. CHANDANA R D/O RAVIKUMAR AGED 18 YEARS 50. LAKSHMI P D/O PUTTEGOWDA AGED 34 YEARS 51. MANJU M S/O MANOHARAN P AGED 22 YEARS 52. JENCIYA D/O GEORGE M. AGED 23 YEARS 53. RAMYA D D/O DEVADAS AGED 21 YEARS 54. SONA S D/O SURESH K AGED 22 YEARS 55. SAHAYA BERLI K D/O KULANDAISAMY AGED 24 YEARS 56. NEETHU P D/O PRAKASH A AGED 20 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 57. RAJESH S/O RAMNIWAS AGED 21 YEARS 58. ANKITHA MONOJ GADHAVE D/O MONOJ GADHAVE AGED 28 YEARS 59. KAVIA SANJAYA RATHOD D/O SANJAY RATHOD AGED 26 YEARS 60. THRUPTI AKSH PISEL D/O AKSH PISEL AGED 28 YEARS 61. GHOLEP ROHINI VISHWAS D/O GHOLEP VISHWAS AGED 29 YEARS PETITIONER NO.2 TO 61 ARE STUDENTS OF 1ST PETITIONER SCHOOL, NO 56A, KURUBARA HALLI, TAVAREKERE HOBLI, KENGERI TQ, BENGALURU – 560 078 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD, REP. ITS SECRETARY, 1ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, BANGALORE – 560 002 2. KARNATAKA STATE NURSING AND PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION (REGULATION) AUTHORITY REP. ITS SECRETARY, 1ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, BANGALORE – 560 002 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SRI. SUDHARSHAN SURESH, ADVOCATE) - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT BOARD TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ADMISSIONS OF THE PETITIONER STUDENT NO. 2 TO 61 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioners seek the following reliefs: “(i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Board to consider and approve the admissions of the petitioner student No.2 to 61; (ii) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent Board to issue hall ticket by accepting the approval / examination fee and permit the petitioner students to take up the 1st year GNM examination scheduled to commence from 29.12.2025 vide Annexure-D; (iii) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representations made by the 1st petitioner in the interest of the students vide Annexure-C dated 30.05.2025; (iv) Pass any order or issue any direction this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case.” - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 2. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since the respondent No.1 – Board has not considered the representation / request made by the petitioners vide Annexure-C dated 30.05.2025, the respondent No.1 may be directed to consider the same and take appropriate decision / pass appropriate orders within a stipulated time frame. 3. Per contra, learned counsel for respondent No.1-Board submits that if reasonable time is granted, the respondent No.1- Board shall consider the said application filed by the petitioners at Annexure-C dated 30.05.2025 and take appropriate decision / pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law. 4. Before proceeding further, it would be necessary to extract the aforesaid representation as under: "To The Secretary K.S.D.N.E.B. Bengaluru. RESPECTED SIR, SUB: Regarding submitting the students list, who are all admitted for the GNM course for academic year 2024-25. With reference to the above cited subject we are submitting the students lists, who are all admitted for the GNM course for the academic year 2024-25. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 Students details as shown below: With reference to the above cited subject we are submitting the students lists, who are all admitted for the GNM course for the academic year 2024-25. Students details as shown below: Sl. No. Name of the students Father Name Age in years 1 ARIFA PARATHODI MOIDEEN KUTTY T 28 2 THABSHEERA A ABDUL AZEEZ A 28 3 ESAKKIAMMA P AYYAPPAN 38 4 RINU K VELU 22 5 DRISYA T SUNIL KUMAR 24 6 RIYA C H SHAJAHAN 21 7 ADITHYAN M K JAYAPRAKASH 20 8 NOBEL GEORGE GEORGE C P 25 9 THAHIRA M T ABDUL KAREEM MANCHERITHODIKA 29 10 RANJINI RAJ RAJEN P 23 11 SAFNA YASMIN M A AZEES 20 12 SIBITHA T ABDUL KHADER T 29 13 HRIDHYA DAS N P HARI DAS N P 21 14 VIBISHA N P SURENDRAN N P 26 15 SARANYA P KUNJUNNI 22 16 ANASWARA P S SURESH 21 17 AKSHAYA SUJEESH SUJEESH V R 21 18 SOORAJ KUMAR P K GIREESHKUMAR P K 20 19 BINDU H S SHEKARACHARI H M 23 20 ASWINI M ARUMUKHAN M 20 21 RAMSI FATHIMA V P ABDUL ALI VALIYAPARAMBATH 22 22 SAMSHIYA A K SHAMEER BABU A K 23 23 RANJANA NARAYANAN NARAYANAN 24 24 SANDRA SAJU SAJU GOPALAN 22 25 SABITHA M KRISHNAN M 24 26 ARUNA K D DAMODHARAN K 20 27 TINA B N NANAIAH B B 33 28 ADITHYA P MURALI PULIKKAL 22 29 RASIYA K V HAMZA K V 34 30 DHANSHA R RAJENDRAN 20 31 MUFEEDA P K M MOIDU P M 22 32 FATHIMA SHIFANA P P ABDURAHIMAN P P 22 33 SREEMA O MOHANAN 27 34 LAVANYA R ROCKAPPAN G 34 35 SANTHANA LAKSHMI A ANPAZHAKAN A 21 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 36 RAJESWARY TM MADHU T K 28 37 SHAMIL RAHMAN PP MOIDEENKUTTY 24 38 NITHA BAIJU BAIJU K T 24 39 SHIJI A K VIJAYAN A K 22 40 GOPIKA C HARIDASAN C 21 41 JINCY MOL JOSE JOSE JOSHUA 23 42 MOHAMMED HARIS KK ABDUL GAFOOR K K 22 43 NAJMA T IBRAHIM THAYYIL 31 44 RASHEEDA KP ABDULLA P 34 45 GEETHA LAKSHMI T R RANGASHAMAIAH 34 46 RENETHAMARY ROBERT KENNEDY 25 47 RAKSHITHA S SADANANDA 22 48 CHANDANA R RAVIKUMAR 18 49 LAKSHMI P PUTTEGOWDA 34 50 MANJU M MANOHARAN P 22 51 JENCIYA G GEORGE M 23 52 RAMYA D DEVADAS 21 53 SONA S SURESH K 22 54 SAHAYA BERLI K KULANDAISAY 24 55 NEETHU P PRAKSH A 20 56 RAJESH RAMNIWAS 21 57 ANKITHA MONOJ GADHAVE MONOJ GADHAVE 28 58 KAVIA SANJAY RATHOD SANJAY RATHOD 26 59 TRUPTI AKSH PISEL AKSH PISEL 28 60 GHOLEP ROHINI VISHWAS GHOLEP VISHWAS 29 Kindly accept and do needful. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Sd/- PRINCIPAL M M SCHOOL OF NURSING #56, Kurubarahalli, Tavarekere Hobli Magadi Main Road, Bangalore-562 130” 5. Since the aforesaid representation / request has not been considered by respondent No.1-Board, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of this petition directing the respondent No.1-Board to address the grievance of the petitioners and to - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53651 WP No. 37912 of 2025 consider and pass orders / take appropriate decision on the aforesaid representation, in accordance with law within 23.12.2025. 6. Subject to the aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 4 Sl No.: 3