IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2010 / 14TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 30014 of 2009(V) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SMT.LIGI JACOB,AGED 41, W/O. SUNNY, PALAYIKUDIYIL HOUSE, AYAVANA P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA. BY ADV. DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, PRIYADARSHINI HILLS P.O., KOTTAYAM. 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, PRIYADARSHINI HILLS P.O., KOTTAYAM . 3. THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE CHANCELLOR, PRIYADARSHINI HILLS P.O. KOTTAYAM. 4. SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR, GANDHI NAGAR P.O.,KOTTAYAM. R1 TO R4 BY MR. T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.30014/2009-V: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE PROSPECTUS ON POST BASIC B.SC. DEGREE IN NURSING ISSUED BY THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE PETITIONER'S MARK LIST OF PRE-DEGREE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED BY MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL NURSING ISSUED BY THE KARNATAKA NURSING COUNCIL TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IN MIDWIFERY ISSUED BY THE KARNATAKA NURSING COUNCIL TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ON NURSING ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE KERALA NURSES AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ON MIDWIFERY ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE KERALA NURSES AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE TRANSCRIPT OF STUDIES ISSUED BY THE SCHOOL OF NURSING TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, SULTANATE OF OMAN. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE WORK PERMIT ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE EMPLOYER IN U.K. EXT.P.10: COPY OF THE INFORMATION DOWN LOADED BY PETITIONER FROM RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, KARNATAKA. EXT.P.11: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.30014/2009-V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 4th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an applicant seeking admission to the Post Basic B.Sc Degree in Nursing in the School of Medical Education, Regional Centre, Angamaly conducted by the Mahatma Gandhi University. The petitioner has passed Pre- degree examination from the M.G University. The optional subjects were Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Thereafter, she joined the General Nursing Course in St.Martha's Hospital, Bangalore, and she has later on passed the said course conducted by the Karnataka Nursing Council, as evidenced by Ext.P5. What stands in the way of the petitioner getting admission to Post Basic B.Sc Degree in Nursing, is the qualification prescribed in the regulations requiring Biology as one of the optional subjects for Pre-degree. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as the petitioner has already passed the General Nursing three years' course, the respondents need not insist for such a qualification in the Pre-degree for the admission in Post Basic B.Sc in Nursing. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the University. W.P.(C). No.30014/2009 -:2:- 3. The petitioner has already filed Ext.P11 before the Registrar seeking appropriate decision in her favour. It is upto the competent authority among the respondents to take a decision on Ext.P11. The decision will be taken expeditiously and the result of the same will be communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms