- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53656 WP No. 38104 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. 38104 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. NANDA GOKULA SCHOOL OF NURSING NO.1362/63/2, MARUTHI NAGAR, KOGILY, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU – 560 064. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL, FEROZ AHMED 2. AJAY D/O RAJBIR 25 YEARS 3. AMAN D/O RANBIR, 19 YEARS 4. AMAN D/O SAJJAN SINGH, 24 YEARS 5. AMARDEEP S/O JAGROOP 19 YEARS 6. ANAKHA S D/O SHREEKUMAR P 25 YEARS 7. ANAND SINGH S/O SARDAR SINGH 32 YEARS 8. ANKIT S/O NARESH 20 YEARS 9. ASHMIT S/O RAVINDER 22 YEARS Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53656 WP No. 38104 of 2025 10. AVINASH S KUMAR S/O SURESH KUMAR 27 YEARS 11. BANKITLANG KHONGDEIT S/O KHONGDEIT 25 YEARS 12. BHAWARE ANIL RESHMA S/O BHAWARE ANIL 29 YEARS 13. DEEPAK S/O JASMER 26 YEARS 14. DIKSHANT S/O SONU DIXIT 20 YEARS 15. HALA THASNI M D/O FAIZAL M 32 YEARS 16. HARSH HOODA S/O SANDEEP 19 YEARS 17. HARSH RAJ SHEKAWAT S/O DINESH SINGH SHEKAWAT, 19 YEARS 18. HARSHA M S/O RAJEEVAN 30 YEARS 19. HAYATH S K SAKI S/O SAJI LAWRANCE 22 YEARS 20. HIMANSHU S/O RAJESH 21 YEARS 21. KAJAL D/O FULENA PRASAD 21 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53656 WP No. 38104 of 2025 22. KARAN SINGH S/O KRISHAN LAL 28 YEARS 23. KHUSHI D/O SANTOSH, 21 YEARS 24. KM ANUJ S/O JAGAN NATH YADAV 34 YEARS 25. KUNIKA D/O MEHAR SINGH 24 YEARS 26. MANISH BHATI S/O CHANDERPAL 20 YEARS 27. MANISHA KUMARI D/O RAMBRIKSH SAW 25 YEARS 28. MUSKAN SHARMA D/O HEM RAJ 25 YEARS 29. NANCY D/O SATYA NARAYAN 21 YEARS 30. NAVDEEP S/O SATISH KUMAR 20 YEARS 31. NEERAJ S/O SURESH 28 YEARS 32. NITAN S/O RAM KUMAW 25 YEARS 33. NITESH S/O SUNIL KUMAR 19 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53656 WP No. 38104 of 2025 34. PRAWESH S/O SUNIL KUMAR 20 YEARS 35. PREETI D/O OM PRAKASH 23 YEARS 36. RAHUL R S/O D RADHAKRISHNAN 29 YEARS 37. REETA KUMARI D/O SURYA NARAYAN KAMAT 29 YEARS 38. RITU D/O JAGMINDER 30 YEARS 39. SACHIN S/O NARENDER 25 YEARS 40. SAMEER, S/O PIARA SINGH 20 YEARS 41. SHAILENDER S/O RANBIR SINGH 30 YEARS 42. SHIVANI D/O RAVINDER YADAV 25 YEARS 43. SONIA D/O RAMESH CHAND 30 YEARS 44. SONIYA R S D/O SASIDHARAN S 21 YEARS 45. SUMIT S/O NARAYAN 21 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53656 WP No. 38104 of 2025 46. SWATI SHARMA D/O DEVI CHARAN SHARMA 22 YEARS 47. TANYA D/O ANIL KUMAR 20 YEARS 48. VALVI AAKASH MANOJ D/O VALVI AAKASH 28 YEARS 49. VASAVA DEVENDRAKUMAR DHIRSING D/O VASAVA DEVENDRAKUMAR 23 YEARS 50. VED PRAKASH S/O PAPPU 18 YEARS 51. VINAY KUMAR S/O RAVINDER 21 YEARS PETITIONER NO.2 TO 51 ARE STUDENTS OF 1ST PETITIONER SCHOOL, NO.1362/63/2, MARUTHI NAGARA, KOGILU, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU – 560 064 …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. SUDHARSHA SURESH, ADVOCATE) - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53656 WP No. 38104 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT BOARD TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ADMISSIONS OF THE PETITIONER STUDENT NO. 2 TO 51 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 51; (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; (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 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53656 WP No. 38104 of 2025 has not considered the representation / request made by the petitioners vide Annexure-C dated 02.02.2025, 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 02.02.2025 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: "Ref No.NGSON/2024-25/08 Date: 02.02.2025 To The Secretary K.S.D.N.E.B. Bangalore. Respected Sir, This is to inform you that, we were not able to open portal for our NANDA GOKULA SCHOOL OF NURSING (School Code – 236), it is showing “sorry! Could not process your request now, Please try after sometime or contact tool admin”, kindly accept the request and do the needful. Yours faithfully Sd/- Principal” - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53656 WP No. 38104 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 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.: 9