IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.25964 of 2008 Between: Tirumala College of Nursing Rep. by its Secretary, Smt. S. Padmavathi, Bardipur Village, Dichpally Mandal, Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences Rep. by its Registrar Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 Indian Nursing Council Rep. by its Registrar New Delhi. 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government Health, Medical A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the 1st respondent in rejecting the case of the petitioner for grant of affiliation for M.Sc., (Nursing) course for academic year 2008 - 2009 vide proceedings Lr.No.3312/A6/M.Sc(N)/07, dated 10/11/2008 of the 1st respondent as arbitrary and illegal and consequently set-aside the same and consequently direct 1st respondent to grant affiliation to the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.SATYAM REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.D.V.NAGARJUNA BABU Counsel for the Respondent No.2: MR.P.A.V. BALA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.3: G.P. FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed complaining that the first respondent- University rejected the case of the petitioner for grant of affiliation for M.Sc. (Nursing) course for academic year 2008-09 vide proceedings dated 10.11.2008, without therebeing any reason for doing so. The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that on 14.10.2008 the first respondent - University rejected the case of the petitioner on one ground and further improved its case by an order dated 22.10.2008. According to the petitioner, it has a 100 bed hospital at a distance of less than 30 kilometers from the college and once the permission has already been granted for running B.Sc (Nursing) course at the same place and the hospital is located elsewhere, the first respondent could not have taken the same ground for rejecting the case of the petitioner. However, the learned counsel appearing for the first respondent- University states that unless an exemption is granted by the Government, the University cannot consider the application filed by the petitioner seeking affiliation for M.Sc Nursing Course. Under those circumstances, the petitioner is directed to file an appropriate application before the third respondent, within a period of one week from today, and the third respondent shall consider and dispose of the same as per law, within a period of two weeks thereafter. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. _______________ C.V. Ramulu, J Date:31.12.2008 Note: Furnish CC in three days B/o. va