THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No :917 of 2010 DATED 04-02-2010 Between: Zilla Vikalangula Sangam, Rep.by its President, Vinukonda, Guntur District. … PETITIONER And National Nursing Council, Rep.by its Secretary, New Delhi & another. ... RESPONDENTS ORDER: Writ Petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not recognizing the Diploma in Multipurpose Health Worker Course for female (ANM) in Anuradha Paramedical Institute, Vinukonda, Guntur District, as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to grant recognition to Diploma in Multipurpose Health Worker Course for female (ANM) in Anuradha Paramedical Institute, Vinukonda, Guntur District. 2. Heard the learned counsel on either side. 3. It appears, petitioner is a registered Society under the A.P.Societies Registration Act, 1806 with the District Registrar office, Narasaraopet. The Society has been formed with an object to encourage Sports, Literacy, Educational and Cultural activities and running the institute for Diploma in Multipurpose Health Worker and Diploma in Medical Laboratory Health Worker. The petitioner Society made an application on 30-10-2009 to the 2nd respondent to approve the Diploma in Multipurpose Health Worker course for female (ANM), but the 2nd respondent did not accept the application. Hence, the petitioner Society sent another application by registered post with acknowledgment due on 03-01-2010 to the 2nd respondent. However, the 2nd respondent did not consider the same till date. If the said course is not recognized, the students will be put to serious and irreparable loss. 4. Under those circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, 2nd respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the application, purported to have been made by the petitioner on 02-01-2010 seeking recognition of Diploma in Multipurpose Health Workers Course for female (ANM) in Anuradha Para Medical Institute, Vinukonda, Guntur District, and pass appropriate orders, as per law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ C.V.RAMULU,J 15th February, 2010. Note: Furnish C.C. of the order within three days. B/o Tsy