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Ocean School of Nursing v. the Registrar

Karnataka HC7 Jan 2026WP/28716/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Karnataka HC (Justice Ashok S. Kinagi, 07-01-2026), WP No. 28716 of 2023 (EDN-EX): GNM students (petitioner Nos.2-10) of Ocean School of Nursing admitted for AY 2022-23 denied registration numbers and hall tickets; writ disposed of on parity with Vaasudhara School of Nursing (WP No.6634/2021); respondent Nos.2 (Authority) and 3 (Nursing Examination Board) directed to issue registration numbers and hall tickets per the list forwarded by respondent No.1-Council as and when examinations are announced.

What did the court decide?

Respondent Nos.2 and 3 directed to issue registration numbers and hall tickets in respect of petitioner Nos.2 to 10 in terms of the list forwarded by respondent No.1, as and when the examinations are announced; pending IA(s) stand disposed of accordingly. ¶65

Ocean School of Nursing Vs the Registrar — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether respondent Nos.2 and 3 should be directed to generate registration numbers for petitioner Nos.2 to 10 admitted to the GNM course at petitioner No.1 institution for the academic year 2022-23, and to permit them to appear for the annual examination scheduled by respondent No.2.

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Court's answer

It is an undisputed fact that petitioner No.1 admitted the students for the academic year 2022-23 within the last date fixed by respondent No.2 and hosted the list of students on respondent No.2's website; respondent Nos.2 and 3 had not approved the registration of petitioner Nos.2 to 10.

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Ratio / Principle

Since the students of petitioner No.1 institution stand on the same footing as those in the identical matter of Vaasudhara School of Nursing, the petitioners are entitled to the similar benefit on the ground of parity.

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Key takeaways

Respondent Nos.2 and 3 are directed to issue registration numbers and hall tickets in respect of petitioner Nos.2 to 10 in terms of the list forwarded by respondent No.1, as and when the examinations are announced.ratio¶66

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (EDN-EX) under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, disposed of on parity with the Co-ordinate Bench order in Vaasudhara School of Nursing Vs. The Registrar, Karnataka State Nursing Council and Others (WP No.6634/2021, disposed of on 31.03.2021). Holding it undisputed that petitioner No.1-Ocean School of Nursing admitted petitioner Nos.2 to 10 to the GNM course for the academic year 2022-23 within the last date fixed by respondent No.2 and hosted their list on respondent No.2's website, and that respondent Nos.2 and 3 had not approved their registration, the Court held the students entitled to the similar benefit on the ground of parity and directed respondent Nos.2 and 3 (the Karnataka State Nursing and Paramedical Sciences Education (Regulation) Authority and the Karnataka State Diploma in Nursing Examination Board) to issue registration numbers and hall tickets in respect of petitioner Nos.2 to 10 in terms of the list forwarded by respondent No.1-Council, as and when the examinations are announced; pending interlocutory applications disposed of accordingly.

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI

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WRIT PETITION NO. 28716 OF 2023 (EDN-EX)

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BETWEEN:

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OCEAN SCHOOL OF NURSING NO 89, THIRUMENAHALLI 2^ND STAGE, AGRAHARA LAYOUT, NEW GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL JAKKUR POST, YELAHANKA HOBLI, BANGALORE 560064 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL YOGESH KUMAR S/O BHAGWAN DAS AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS

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Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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SAHIDA BEGUM D/O RAHMAN ALI, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,

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RIYA SABNAM D/O INTAJ KHAN AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS,

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KAJAL YADAV D/O RAJKUMAR YADAV AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS,

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RANJITA SINGHA D/O PURAN SINGHA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS,

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MAMUNI SINGHA D/O MANORANJAN SINGHA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS,

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SHREYA KUMARI D/O SUDHA DEVI, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS,

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AARADHANA BHARTI D/O CHANDRA BHUSHAN PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS,

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CHAMAN KUMAR S/O SUNIL KUMAR SINGH AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS,

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RATHVA ASHABEN RAMESHBHAI D/O RAMESHBHAI AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS,

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SL. No. 2 TO 10 ARE STUDENTS OF OCEAN SCHOOL OF NURSING NO 89, THIRUMENAHALLI, 2^ND STAGE AGRAHARA LAYOUT, NEW GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL JAKKUR POST, YELAHANKA HOBLI BANGALORE 560064

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI. L S VENKATAKRISHNA., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE REGISTRAR KARNATAKA STATE NURSING COUNCIL NO 71, NIGHTNGALE TOWERS, A STREET, 6^TH CROSS, NEAR MOVIE LAND THEATRE, GANDHINAGAR BENGALURU 560009

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KARNATAKA STATE NURSING AND PARA MEDICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION REGULTION AUTHORITY 1ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMCRI CAMPUS, K R ROAD, BANGALURU 560002 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY

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THE SECRETARY KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD, 1ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMCRI CAMPUS, VICTORIA HOSPITAL COMPOUND, BANGALORE 560002

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THE SECRETARY MEDICAL EDUCATION, M S BUILDING, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. YOGESH D NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3 SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP FOR R4)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R2 AND 3 TO GENERATE THE REGISTRATION NUMBERS OF PETITIONER NO.2 TO 10 IN GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY (GNM) ADMITTED TO THE 1^ST PETITIONERS SCHOOL OF NURSING FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023. DIRECT THE R2 AND 3 TO PERMIT PETITIONER NO.2 TO 10 TO APPEAR FOR ANNUAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULED BY THE R2 AS PER ANNEXURE-A, DTD 04.12.2023 VIDE NO.KSDNEB/EST/43/2023-24, IN GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY (GNM). TO AWARD COSTS OF PROCEEDINGS.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI

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ORAL ORDER

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The petitioners filed this petition seeking a mandamus directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to generate the registration numbers of petitioner Nos.2 to 10 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 10 to appear for annual examination scheduled by respondent No.2 as per Annexure-A dated 10.11.2023.

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Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this petition are as follows:

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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 information and details of the students including the original marks cards to respondent No.1, there has been

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delay in allotting the registration numbers of some students pursuing their studies in petitioner No.1Institution.

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Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the

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petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents.

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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 , wherein this Court has directed respondent No.2 (respondent No.3 herein) to issue registration numbers

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and hall tickets regarding all the admitted students in

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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.

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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.

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Perused the records and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties.

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It is an undisputed fact that petitioner No.1 admitted the students for the academic year 2022-23 within the last date fixed by respondent No.2 and they have hosted the list of the students on the website of

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respondent No.2. Respondent Nos.2 and 3 have not approved the registration of petitioner Nos.2 to 10 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.

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In view of the above discussion, I proceed to

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pass the following:

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ORDER

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i. The writ petition is disposed of ;

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ii. Respondent Nos.2 and 3 are directed to issue registration numbers and hall tickets in respect of petitioner Nos.2 to 10 in terms of the list forwarded by respondent No.1 to respondent Nos.2 and 3 pertaining to the students of the

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petitioner No.1-Institution, as and when the examinations are announced;

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