WPA/2599/2021 of GAYAGANGA NAVAJEEVAN RURAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. on 30 December 2021

Calcutta High Court

In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri (Through Video Conference)

30.12.2021

CB Sl. No.1

W.P.A. 2599 of 2021

BP/KS

Gayaganga Navajeevanrural Health and Development SocietyVs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sabyasachi ChatterjeeMr. Akashdeep MukherjeeMs. Sayani MannaMr. Pintu Karar

….. For the Petitioner

Mr. Anirban Ray

Mr. Amit Kumar Ghosh…..For the StateMr. Nilotpal Chatterjee …..For the Respondent/I.N.C.

The petitioner is directed to serve a copy of the writapplication upon Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee, learned lawyerfor the respondent no.6/I.N.C. Accordingly, a copy of thewrit application is served upon Mr. Chatterjee.

Heard Mr. Ray, learned lawyer for the State.

The petitioner files affidavit of service and the samebe kept on record which reflects that the copy of theapplication has been served upon all the rest respondents.Dealing with the similar issues involved in the instant writapplication, a Coordinate Bench in W.P.A. No.21211 of 2021by passing an order directed categorically that the respondent authorities be restrained from taking any stepsin terms of the impugned order dated 30[th] November, 2021made by the respondent no.3/Director of Health Services,Government of West Bengal.

By the order passed in W.P.A. No.21211 of 2021 theIndian Nursing Council was granted liberty to proceedwith the inspection as mandated under Indian NursingCouncil Act, 1947.

As I understood from the submissions advanced bylearned lawyer appearing for the parties, the order dated24[th] December, 2021 passed in W.P.A. No.21211 of 2021 hasnot been challenged to any higher forum. Therefore, thepetitioner is covered by the order dated 24[th] December, 2021passed in the aforesaid writ application.

In view of the above, the admission process which isto be completed by 31[st] December, 2021 or by the extendedperiod should continue for the session 2021 – 2022 subjectto the terms as laid down in the order dated 24[th] December,2021 in W.P.A. No.21211 of 2021.

With the aforesaid observations, the writ applicationis disposed of.

Parties are to act on the server copy of this orderdownloaded from the official website of this Hon’ble Court.

However, it is made clear that the Indian NursingCouncil as well as the State respondents are at liberty totake appropriate steps after inspection in accordance withlaw.

(Rabindranath Samanta, J.)