Priyanka Gandhi School of Nursing Vs Karnataka… — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

Priyanka Gandhi School of Nursing Vs Karnataka… — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.1-Board to address the grievance of the petitioners and to consider and pass orders / take appropriate decision on their representation dated 12.04.2025 (Annexure-C), in accordance with law, within 23.12.2025; petition disposed of subject to these directions.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent No.1-Board (KSDNEB) should be directed to consider and approve the admissions of petitioner students Nos. 2 to 16, based on the representation dated 12.04.2025 (Annexure-C), and permit them to take up the 1st year GNM examination scheduled to commence from 29.12.2025.

Court's answer

Since the representation/request dated 12.04.2025 (Annexure-C) had not been considered by respondent No.1-Board, the Court deemed it just and appropriate to dispose of the petition, directing the Board to address the grievance of the petitioners and to consider and pass orders / take appropriate decision on the representation, in accordance with law, within 23.12.2025.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Priyanka Gandhi School of Nursing, Bengaluru (School Code: 775), and its 15 students sought a writ of mandamus directing the Karnataka State Diploma in Nursing Examination Board (KSDNEB) to consider and approve the students' admissions, issue hall tickets on acceptance of approval/examination fee, and permit them to take the 1st year GNM examination scheduled from 29.12.2025. The grievance arose from the Board's non-consideration of the school's representation dated 12.04.2025 (Annexure-C) enclosing the Admission Register of First year GNM students admitted during 2024-25. Counsel for the Board undertook to consider the application if reasonable time was granted. Holding that the representation had not been considered, the Court (S.R. Krishna Kumar, J.) disposed of the writ petition, directing respondent No.1-Board to address the petitioners' grievance and pass appropriate orders on the representation in accordance with law within 23.12.2025.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO. 38113 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

PRIYANKA GANDHI SCHOOL OF NURSING NEAR ALUR BDA LAYOUT, NELAMANGALA ROAD, BENGALURU – 562 123 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL MR. PUTTARAJA

KUMAR RANVEER S/O SUDAMA RAY AGED 25 YEARS

ABDULLAH S/O MD ISRAIL AGED 24 YEARS

Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M

Location: High Court of Karnataka

LALU KUMAR YADAV S/O ARUN YADAV AGED 21 YEARS

NAHANA P A D/O ABBAS AGED 22 YEARS

ANGALI GOND S/O GOKUL GOND AGED 18 YEARS

GANGAMMA GYANAYYA GNANAMURTIMATH D/O GYANAYYA GNANAMURTIMATH AGED 20 YEARS

SHWETA BASAVARAJ NAIK D/O BASAVARAJ TIMMA NAIK

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AGED 27 YEARS

RAKIB KHAN S/O MAHMOOD AGED 23 YEARS

KORIVALLA SILPA D/O K PRABHAKAR AGED 33 YEARS

REKHA M D/O MAHADEVA SWAMY AGED 24 YEARS

SUNU P. MATHEW D/O K S MATHEW AGED 31 YEARS

PAVITHRA H S D/O SHIVAJIRAO H S AGED 26 YEARS

SAHANA G D/O GANAPATHI AGED 23 YEARS

TANUJA KUJUR D/O PHILISITA KUJUR AGED 29 YEARS

NIKHILA FARHANAS S D/O ABDUL NIJAR AGED 20 YEARS

PETITIONER NO.2 TO 16 ARE SUDENTS OF 1^ST PETITIONER SCHOOL, NEAR ALUR, BDA LAYOUT, NELAMANGALA ROAD, BENGALURU – 562 123

(BY SRI. SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE)

…PETITIONERS

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AND:

KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD, REP. ITS SECRETARY, 1^ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, BANGALORE – 560 002

KARNATAKA STATE NURSING AND PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION (REGULATION) AUTHORITY REP. ITS SECRETARY, 1^ST 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 DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT BOARD TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ADMISSIONS OF THE PETITIONER STUDENT NO. 2 TO 16 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 16;

(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

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students to take up the 1^st 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 1^st 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.”

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 12.04.2025, the respondent No.1 may be directed to consider the same and take appropriate decision / pass appropriate orders within a stipulated time frame.

Per contra, learned counsel for respondent No.1-Board submits that if reasonable time is granted, the respondent No.1Board shall consider the said application filed by the petitioners at Annexure-C dated 12.04.2025 and take appropriate decision / pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law.

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Before proceeding further, it would be necessary to

extract the aforesaid representation as under:

"Ref: Date:12.04.2025

To,

The Secretary/Special Officer, KSDNEB, First Floor, Library Block, BMC & RI Campus K.R. Market Road, Fort, Bengaluru-560 002.

Respected Sir,

Sub: Submission of students Attendance Register during Admitted 2024-25.

With reference to the above mentioned subject, please find herewith copy of Admission Register of First year GNM Students at Priyanka Gandhi School of Nursing, Bengaluru, (School Code: 775), admitted during the academic year 2024-25.

Kindly do the needful,.

Thank You,

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

PRINCIPAL PRIYANKA GANDHI SCHOOL OF NURSING BANGALORE.

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

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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

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