THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9364 of 2005 Date: 01.08.2005 Between: 1 S.Chjandrashekar Rao, S/o S.Babu Rao, Correspondent Padmavathi School of Nursing, (Jagruthi Educational Society), Hyderabad and others. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and another. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9364 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to take a decision in the matter of their applications for grant of ‘No Objection Certificate’ for starting Schools/Colleges of Nursing at the earliest by declaring the action of the respondents in not granting such certificate to them, as illegal and discriminatory, as ‘No Objection Certificates’ were already issued to the other applicants. 2. At the time of hearing, it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that an identical issue was considered by this Court in W.P.No.12544 of 2005, dated 19.07.2005, wherein, this Court directed the first respondent – State Government to complete the process of re-verification by enabling the applications of the petitioners for consideration and if the petitioners have complied with all the requirements, grant the Essentiality Certificates in their favour so as to consider their claims by the Nursing Council of India and the said exercise was directed to be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. 3. In that view of the matter, the petitioners herein are also entitled to the similar directions granted in the identical issue. 4 . Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with the similar directions as were granted in W.P.No.12544 of 2005, dated 19.07.2005. ___________________ S. Ananda Reddy, J Date: 01.08.2005 Note: Furnish CC in 3 days B/o va