- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53665 WP No. 38092 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. 38092 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. ST PHILOMENAS SCHOOL OF NURSING NO.47, 8TH MAIN, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT 2ND STAGE BENGALURU – 560 078 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL MR. PUTTARAJA 2. GANPAT YADAV S/O SANTOSH YADAV AGED 20 YEARS 3. K M MANEESHA D/O PRAMOD KUMAR AGED 26 YEARS 4. SAULABH KUMAR S/O MUKESH SINGH AGED 19 YEARS PETITIONER NO.2 TO 4 ARE STUDENT OF 1ST PETITIONER SCHOOL, NO.47, 8TH MAIN, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU – 560 078 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53665 WP No. 38092 of 2025 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. SUDHARSHAN SURESH, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 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 4 AND ETC., 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 4; (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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53665 WP No. 38092 of 2025 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 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 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53665 WP No. 38092 of 2025 4. Before proceeding further, it would be necessary to extract the aforesaid representation as under: "To, Date: 02.02.2025 The Secretary SCHOOL CODE:782 K.S.D.N.E.B., 2ND FLOOR, BANGALORE-560 002. 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. Students details as shown below: Sl. No. Name FATHER NAME AGE 1 KM Mameesha Pramod Kumar 26 years 2 Saulabh Kumar Mukesh Singh 19 years 3 Ganpat Yadav Santosh Yadav 20 years Kindly accept and do the needful. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Sd/- PRINCIPAL St. Philomena’s School of Nursing, Kumarswamy Layout, Bengaluru-560 078. Bengaluru-560 078.” 5. Since the aforesaid representation / request has not been considered by respondent No.1-Board, I deem it just and - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53665 WP No. 38092 of 2025 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. Subject to the aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 4 Sl No.: 27