WA/931/2025 of INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL Vs THE KARNATAKA STATE ASSOCIATION OF THE MANAGEMENT OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS on 29 July 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

WRIT APPEAL NO. 931 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

1.

INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL

8TH FLOOR, NBCC CENTRE

PLOT NO.2, COMMUNITY CENTRE

OKHLA PHASE- I

NEW DELHI - 110 002

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE KARNATAKA STATE ASSOCIATION OF

THE MANAGEMENT OF NURSING AND

ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS

HAVING ITS REGISTERED

OFFICE AT NO. 7380

DADAPEER LAYOUT

NH-4, NELAMANGALA

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT

SRI S. SHIVAKUMAR

Digitally

signed by K

P SWETHA

Location:

High Court

of Karnataka

HC-KAR

2.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

FAMILY WELFARE MEDICAL EDUCATION

M.S. BUILDING

BANGALORE - 560 001

REPRESENTED BY ITS

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

3.

THE RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY

OF HEALTH SCIENCE

4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR

BANGLORE - 560 011

REPRESENTED BY ITS

REGISTRAR

4.

THE KARNATAKA STATE NURSING COUNCIL

ANAND RAO CIRCLE

BANGLORE - 560 009

REPRESENTED BY ITS

REGISTRAR

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI/SMT. JYOTI MALAKAJAPPA MARADI, ADVOCATE

FOR R-1;

SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-2; SMT. MAMATA KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R-3 &

NOTICE TO R-4 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT

APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED

02/05/2025 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.32185/2024 & ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

HC-KAR

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

and

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA