THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY C.C.NO.756 OF 2009 25TH AUGUST 2009 BETWEEN: BHARGAVI SCHOOL OF NURSING .. PETITIONER V. SRI.J.SATYANARAYANA & OTHS .. RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY C.C.NO.756 OF 2009 O R D E R: This Contempt Case is filed complaining disobedience of the order dated 16.9.2008 passed in W.P.No.20153 of 2008. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Medical, Health and Family Welfare appearing for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the proceedings issued by Director of Medical Education dated 24.9.2008 is not in consonance with the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.20153 of 2008 and therefore the respondents are liable to be punished for violation of the direction given by this Court in the said writ petition. 4. Learned Government Pleader for Medical, Health and Family Welfare appearing for the respondents submits that the Government has taken a policy decision not to permit any school of nursing and accordingly the representation of the petitioner came to be disposed of on 24.9.2008. 5. It is contended by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that Indian Nursing Council conducted inspection of the institution of the petitioner and permitted for GNM programme with intake of 40 seats subject to the approval of State Government and therefore rejection of the application filed by the petitioner by referring G.O.Ms.Nos.164 and 165 is wholly unsustainable. 6. Learned Government Pleader submits that after the order of this Court in the writ petition, no permission has been granted to any of the institutions to run nursing schools in the State of Andhra Pradesh and therefore the petitioner cannot plead an exception to the policy decision taken by the government. 7. I have gone through the proceedings dated 24.9.2008. The relevant portion of the proceedings read as under: “ In the present case, the institution has not started the course within one year period stipulated in the GO and consequently, the permission accorded under reference no.1st cited has lapsed. Since the applicant could not start the institution within one year period prescribed under reference No.1st cited. Government of A.P. has taken a policy decision in the year 2005 not to permit any more Nursing schools in the State of A.P. in the interest of providing better standards in the Nursing Education and accordingly issued G.O.Nos.164 and 165. It is policy decision taken by the Government not to permit any school of Nursing after the above 2 (two) Gos were issued. Even on this ground also the applicant is not entitled to start the institution having not started the same within the time prescribed under reference no. 1st cited.” 8. The direction given in the writ petition to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner pursuant to the approval accorded by the Indian Nursing Council and pass appropriate orders. The proceedings issued by the Director of Medical Education disposing of the representation of the petitioner amounts to substantial compliance of the direction given by this Court in the writ petition. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the proceedings, it is at liberty to challenge the same by approaching appropriate forum. 9. Accordingly, this C.C. is dismissed. 25th August, 2009. (B.Seshasayana Reddy,J) tnb THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY C.C.NO.756 OF 2009 25TH AUGUST 2009.