- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 26671 OF 2023 (EDN-EX) BETWEEN: 1. MOTHER NOORUNNISSA SCHOOL OF NURSING ANDERSONPET, K G F 563 113, KOLAR DISTRICT, PRINCIPAL SHANTH R W/O THOMAS Y, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 2. SURENDHIRAN S S/O SURESH AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, 3. AYESH BEGUM D/O NAWAB JAN Y AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, 4. RAJA PURUSOTTAM S/O HARERAM PANDIT AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, 5. SACHIN KUMAR S/O PRAMOD MAHATO AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, 6. UJJAL KANT GULSHAN S/O AMOD KUMAR AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 7. RAKESH KUMAR S/O OM PRAKASH PASWAN AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, 8. MUKESH KUMAR S/O SATYANAND PRASAD AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, 9. SUMAYYA K T S/O ASHARAF K T AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, 10. KM RINA KUMARI D/O MANJU KUNWAR AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, 11. POOJA KUMARI D/O MUNESHWAR PAL AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, 12. MD AKHLAK ALAM D/O MD AFROZ ALAM AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 13. VINAY PRAJAPATI S/O PHOOLBADAN PRAJAPATI AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, 14. RISHIDEV KUMAR S/O SURYA MOHAN PRASAD AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, 15. SURAJ KUMAR S/O PRADEEP BHAGAT AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, 16. ANUJ KUMAR SANGAM S/O MEGHNARAYAN RAM AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 17. SATYVAN KUMAR S/O RAMADEV RAM AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 18. RESHAMI YADAV D/O DHAMARDEV YADAV AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, 19. SHIVANI KUMARI D/O WAKIL SAH AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, 20. RAKIB HOSSAIN S/O ABDUL RASID AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, 21. RINA KUMARI D/O RAMGAHAV YADAV AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, 22. KANCHAN LATA KUMARI D/O AWADHESH RAM AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, 23. NISHA KUMARI D/O UDAY PRATAP BHANU AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, 24. NISH RANI D/O SHRAWAN MIRDHA AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, 25. SURAJ KUMAR S/O UMASHANKAR SHARMA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, 26. AMAN KUMAR D/O RAMA SHRAY PRASAD AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 27. PUJA BHARTI D/O RAJENDRA YADAV AGED 21 YEARS 28. SUNNY KUMAR S/O SHIV PASWAN AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS 29. RITESH KUMAR S/O RAJKISHOR MEHTA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 30. RINKI KUMARI D/O RAMSWARUP PRASAD AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 31. PINKY KUMARI D/O KHUB LAL MAHTO AGED 26 YEARS 32. KESHAW RAJ S/O BIJAY KUMAR SAH AGED BOUT 26 YEARS 33. MITHILESH PASWAN S/O SAH KEDAR PASWAN AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS 34. ROHIT KUMAR S/O BRIKISHORE SINGH AGED 23 YEARS 35. KAJAL KUMARI D/O MUSATHIR SINGH AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS 36. AMIT KUMAR S/O GANESH MEHTA AGED 24 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 37. AMAN KUMAR S/O SHATRUDHAN MANDALS AGED 23 YEARS 38. AYUSH KUMAR S/O BINOD MISTRY AGED 25 YEARS 39. ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH S/O RUPESH KUMAR SINGH AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS 40. OM PRAKASHA MANDAL S/O BINDESHWAR MANDAL AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS 41. CHANDAN KUMAR S/O UDAY NARAYAN MAHTO STUDENT OF MOTHER 42. KRISHNA MOHAN KUMAR S/O RAMKARAN SAHNI AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 43. NIRAJ CHANDRA PRAKASH S/O MAHESH PRASAD AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS 44. BADAL KUMAR S/O ASHOK KUMAR SINGH AGED 19 YEARS 45. PUNAM KUMARI D/O SANJAY SHARMA AGED 24 YEARS 46. ROHIT RAJA S/O SATYANAND PRASAD AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 47. ABHISHEK KUMAR S/O DHARMADEV YADAV AGED 18 YEARS 48. PUJA KUMARI D/O SANDEEP KUMAR AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS 49. GAURAV KUMAR S/O GANGANDEV MEHTA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS 50. MD SADAB ALAM S/O MEHTA MD HALIM AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 51. GAUTAM KUMAR S/O MUNDRIKA YADAV AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS SL. No. 2 TO 51 ARE THE STUDENTS OF MOTHER NOORUNNISA SCHOOL OF NURSING ANDERSONPET KGF 563113 KOLAR DISTRICT …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. L S VENKATAKRISHNA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE REGISTRAR KARNATAKA STATE NURSING COUNCIL NO 71, NIGHTINGALE TOWERS A STREET, 6TH CROSS NEAR MOVIE LAND THATRE GANDHINAGAR BENGALURU 560009 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 2. KARNATAKA STATE NURSING AND PARA MEDICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION (REGULATION) AUTHORITY 1ST FLOOR LIBRARY BLOCK BMRCI CAMPUS KR ROAD BENGALURU 560002 3. THE SECETARY KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD 1ST FLOOR LIBRARY BLOCK BMCRI CAMPUS VICTORIA HOSPITAL COMPOUND BANGALORE 560002 4. THE SECRETARY MEDIAL EDUCATION M S BUILDNG VIDHANA VEEDHI BENGALURU 560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SUMANA BALIGA, ADVOCATE FOR R1 SRI. YOGESH D NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3 SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) DIRECTING THE R2 AND R3 TO GENERATE THE REGISTRATION NUMBERS OF PETITIONER NO. 2 TO 51, AS PER LIST OF STUDENTS IN GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY (GNM) ADMITTED IN THE 1ST PETITIONERS SCHOOL FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023. b) DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO. 2 AND 3 TO PERMIT PETITIONER NO. 2 TO 51 TO APPEAR FOR ANNUAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULED BY THE R2 AS PER ANNEXURE-A, DATED 10/11/2023 VIDE NO. KSDNEB/EST/43/2023-24, IN GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY (GNM). c) TO AWARD COSTS OF PROCEEDINGS. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioners filed this petition seeking a mandamus directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to generate the registration numbers of petitioner Nos.2 to 51 in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) admitted in petitioner No.1-School for the academic year 2022-23 and also directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to permit petitioner Nos.2 to 51 to appear for annual examination scheduled by respondent No.2 as per Annexure-A dated 10.11.2023. 2. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this petition are as follows: 2.1. Petitioner No.1 is an institution affiliated to respondent No.2 - Karnataka State Nursing and Paramedical Sciences Education (Regulation) Authority. Its grievance is that, even after it has furnished all the - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 information and details of the students including the original marks cards to respondent No.1, there has been delay in allotting the registration numbers of some students pursuing their studies in petitioner No.1- Institution. 3. Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, petitioner No.1-Institution has admitted the students for the academic year 2022-23 and sought for approval from respondent No.2 to admit the students. The list of the students and their documents were uploaded in the website of respondent No.2. The petitioner draws the attention of this Court to an order passed in an identical matter by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Vaasudhara School of Nursing Vs. The Registrar, Karnataka State Nursing Council and Others1, 1 WP No.6634/2021, disposed of on 31.03.2021 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 wherein this Court has directed respondent No.2 (respondent No.3 herein) to issue registration numbers and hall tickets regarding all the admitted students in terms of the list forwarded by respondent-Council pertaining to the students of petitioner-Institution therein. He submits that, the petitioners herein are entitled to the similar benefit on the ground of parity and the writ petitions may be disposed of in terms of the order passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the aforesaid writ petition. 5. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that, the writ petitions may be disposed of in terms of the order passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the aforesaid writ petition. 6. Perused the records and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. 7. It is an undisputed fact that petitioner No.1 admitted the students for the academic year 2022-23 - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 within the last date fixed by respondent No.2 and they have hosted the list of the students on the website of respondent No.2. Respondent Nos.2 and 3 have not approved the registration of petitioner Nos.2 to 51 admitted in petitioner No.1-Institution. In an identical matter, this Court in the case of Vaasudhara School of Nursing (supra), directed the Council and Board to issue registration numbers and hall tickets regarding all the students admitted to the Institution. The students of petitioner No.1-Institution stand on the same footing. Hence, the petitioners are entitled to the similar benefit on the ground of parity. 8. In view of the above discussion, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is disposed of; ii. Respondent Nos.2 and 3 are directed to issue registration numbers and hall tickets in respect of petitioner Nos.2 to 51 in terms of the list - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1224 WP No. 26671 of 2023 forwarded by respondent No.1 to respondent Nos.2 and 3 pertaining to the students of the petitioner No.1-Institution, as and when the examinations are announced; iii. Pending IA(s), if any, shall stand disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA CT:KHV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34