- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52648 WP No. 37360 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.37360 OF 2025 (EDN-EX) BETWEEN: 1. OM SHANTHIDHAMA SCHOOL OF NURSING NO.13/13, SUNKADAKATTE, MAGADI ROAD, BANGALORE-560091 REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL. 2. SOUPARNIKA A D/O AJITH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS. 3. NANDITHA P S D/O PUSHKARAN PILLAI T AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 4. ASWANY S B D/O BIJUKUMA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 5. VIMYA N D/O JAYAN N AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS 6. REVATHY N M D/O MOHANDAS AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 7. MAYA C D/O GOPALAN C AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS 8. JEESHMA K V D/O VASUDEVAN AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS 9. MANJIMA K D/O SIVASANKARAN K Digitally signed by MADHURI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52648 WP No. 37360 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS 10. ANJALI V D/O RAJAN AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS 11. ADARSH S S/O P SASIDHARAN AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 12. VINEETHA S D/O VIJAYAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS 13. ATHUL AJI S/O AJIKUMAR U M AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS 14. SHARANYA K S/O BALAKRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS 15. VISHNU B S/O BINU M AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS 16. ANUSHREE D/O BALAKRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS 17. SNEHA BALAKRISHNAN D/O BALAKRISHNAN V AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS 18. ARDRA ANILKUMAR D/O ANIL KUMAR AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 19. RIYA RAPHAEL K D/O RAPHAEL K O AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS 20. TEJAL KRISHNA THAKKER D/O KRISHNA THAKKER AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS 21. UJWALA SHAM PAGARE D/O SHAM PAGARE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52648 WP No. 37360 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS PETITIONER NOS.2 TO 21 IS STUDENT OF 1ST PETITIONER SCHOOL …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD REP BY ITS SECRETARY, 1ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, BANGALORE-560 002. 2. KARNATAKA STATE NURSING AND PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION (REGULATION) AUTHORITY REP BY ITS SECRETARY, 1ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, BANGALORE – 560 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SUDARSHAN SURESH, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT BOARD TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ADMISSIONS OF THE PETITIONER STUDENT NO. 2 TO 21. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 21; - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52648 WP No. 37360 of 2025 (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 student 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; (iv) Pass any order or issue any direction this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case.” 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 03.03.2025, 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 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52648 WP No. 37360 of 2025 Annexure-C dated 03.03.2025 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. Bangalore. Sub: Submission of students list for the 2024-25 academic year. Respected Sir/Madam, With reference the above cited subject we are hereby submitting the GNM Students list for the 2024-25 academic year. During the application time the online site showed as timeout, due to this reasons are not able to apply for some of the students. There are 20 students still remaining. The last date for application is on 02.02.2025. It is already over now. So we need to add these students also for this academic year. The remaining students list is attached with this letter. Please find the attachment and kindly do the needful. Thanking You, Yours faithfully, Sd/- PRINCIPAL OM SHANTHIDHAMA SCHOOL OF NURSING. Sunkadakatte, Magadi Main Road Bengaluru – 91. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52648 WP No. 37360 of 2025 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 consider and pass orders / take appropriate decision on the aforesaid representation, in accordance with law within 17.12.2025. 6. Subject to the aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SV List No.: 5 Sl No.: 10