CWP No.1504 of 2007 alongwith CWP Nos.1383, 1384, 1462, 1490, 1577, 1612, 1653, 1781, 1795, 1860, 1875, 1886, 1914, 1943, 2137, 2149, 2182, 370 and 371, of 2007. CWP No.1504 of 2007. 04.04.2008 Present : Mr.Ajay Mohan Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr.Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General and Mr.J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr.Ajay Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.3. Mr.Tarlok Chauhan, Advocate, for respondents No.4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 33, 34 and 37. Mr.Praneet Gupta, Advocate, for respondents No.38 to 42. Mr.Bhupender Gupta, Senior Advocate with Mr.Janesh Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.9. Mr.Anil God, Advocate, for respondent No.35. Mr.Anup Rattan, Advocate, for respondents No.11 and 22. Mr.Subhash Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.14. CWP Nos.1383, 1384, 1462, 1490, 1577, 1612, 1653, 1781, 1795, 1860, 1875, 1886, 1914, 1943, 2137, 2149, 2182, 370 and 371 of 2007. Mr.R.L. Sood, Senior Advoate with Mr.Arjun Lal and M/s.K.D. Sood, Sanjeev Sood, Suman Thakur, G.R. Palsra, Ramakant Sharma, B.S. Ranjan, Rajneesh Maniktala, Sunita Sharma, Dalip Sharma, Anil Chauhan and Anil God, Advocates, for the petitioners. Mr.R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr.Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General and Mr.J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondent- State. Mr.Ajay Sharma, Advocate, for H.P. Nursing Council. Mr.V.D. Khidtta, Advocate, for H.P. Para Medical Council. Mr.Ravinder Thakur, Central Government Counsel, for Nursing Council of India. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that these petitions have become infructuous in light of the submissions in paragraph 7 of the response of the State Government, which is as follows: CWP No.1504 of 2007. (2) “7. That based upon the above factual position, the Government/Respondent State has decided that:- (a) All `No Objection Certificates’ / provisional permission to start classes be withdrawn forthwith. (b) The bank Guarantee deposited by the respective institution be returned / remitted forthwith. (c) The existing policy specifying norms is inadequate and there is a need for improvement in the policy. As such a new policy needs to be framed in accordance with Indian Nursing Council Norms and keeping in view availability of hospital attachment facility. (d) Immediately after formulation of new policy, fresh Expression of Interest shall be invited. (e) The institutions already inspected by H.P. Nursing Council will not have to pay inspection fees again in case they apply in response to fresh Expression of Interest”. Accordingly, these writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. We hope and trust that the State will take decision in the matters, keeping in view the academic session which is to start in July, 2008. Pending applications shall stand dismissed. (Jagdish Bhalla),C.J. April 4, 2008. (Dev Darshan Sud),J. (PC )