Suman Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Suman Kumar v. State of Bihar; CWJC 571 of 2022; Patna High Court; nursing institution affiliation Bihar; Nalanda Nursing School; Bihar Nurses Registration Council; quashing of Additional Chief Secretary Health Department order dated 28.03.2022 (Annexure-P/23); direction to pass reasoned and speaking order within 10 days; parity with institutions granted affiliation (Annexure-12 series); personal responsibility for non-compliance; writ petition disposed of with directions.
What did the court decide?
Order dated 28.03.2022 (Annexure-P/23) of the Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department quashed; petitioner permitted to submit a fresh detailed representation with supporting documents within four weeks; respondent no.6 directed to pass a reasoned and speaking order within 10 days of receipt, after hearing the petitioner's counsel, considering the parity of treatment with institutions already granted affiliation (Annexure-12 series), with personal responsibility fixed on respondent no.6 for non-compliance; writ petition disposed of accordingly.