IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 8TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 3798 of 2008(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MAHATHMA CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL TRUST REGD.NO. 582 004 SIMI BUILDING.T.C.5/1518, LAYOLA ROAD, SREEKARYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 17,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, J.SAJAD. BY ADV. SRI.N.J.JOHNSON RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (C) DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA NURSES & MIDWIFES COUNCIL RED CROSS ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY COMBINED COOUNCIL BUILLDING KOTLA ROAD, TEMPLE LANE, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.N.RAGHURAJ, SC, TCMC & KNMC SRI.NOUSHAD THOTTATHIL,SC,INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 3798 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: February 27, 2008 JUDGMENT In this writ petition the complaint of the petitioner is regarding the non-issuance of NOC by the 1st respondent in order to enable the petitioner to start a nursing school. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent submits that in terms of the established proceedure, when an application made by the petitioner is received by the 1st respondent, the application will be forwarded to the 2nd respondent for conducting a feasibility study. Once the feasibility study is conducted, a report will be forwarded by the 2nd respondent to the 1st respondent and on that basis a decision will be taken by the 1st respondent regarding the issuance of NOC. 3. In this case the 2nd respondent submits that though the application has been forwarded to it, the feasibility study could not be completed in view of the intervening re-constitution of the 2nd respondent. The learned standing counsel submits that the re- constitution of the 2nd respondent has been completed and that the WP(C) 3798/08 Page numbers feasibility study will be completed in another two months from now and a report will be given to the 1st respondent for appropriate action. In view of this, directing that the 2nd respondent shall complete the feasibility study and submit a report to the 1st respondent and the 1st respondent shall take a decision on the application thereafter, this writ petition is disposed of. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-