HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.19821 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 13.12.2011 **** Seema & Anr. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Karanvir Singh Khehar, Advocate for the petitioners Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab Mr. Jasmandeeep Singh, Advocate for Mr. Anupam Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.2 Ms. Alka Chatrath, Advocate and Mr. Munish Jolly, Advocate for respondent No.3 ***** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners seek a direction for their admission in M.Sc. (Nursing) Course session 2010-11, in pursuance to the counseling held by respondent No.2-University on 27.10.2010, on the basis of the qualification of B.Sc. (Nursing) completed by them from the Christian Medical College, Ludhiana which is one of the Study Centres of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). (2). There is indeed no dispute that the afore-stated Centre has been granted recognition by the Indian Nursing CWP No.19821 of 2010.doc - 2 – Council (INC) on 07.12.2010 vide public notice (Annexure P10) which contains the list of 20 Study Centres offering Post Basic B.Sc.(N) including the Christian Medical College, Ludhiana whose name figure at Sr.No.13 thereof. It was keeping this fact in view that the petitioners were granted provisional admission vide interim order dated 07.03.2011. (3). Learned counsel for the respondent-University today has placed on record a Photostat copy of the result of the petitioners in M.Sc. Nursing (1st year) which has since been declared. (4). That being so and for the reasons already assigned in the order dated November 30, 2011 passed in CWP No.14400 of 2009 (Jaspal Kaur v. The State of Punjab and others), the present writ petition is allowed and the admission of the petitioners is ordered to be regularized. (5). It is, however, clarified that for the purposes of lectures, the petitioners shall be deemed to have been admitted in the subject Course along with those who appeared in the counseling on 27.10.2010. (6). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 13.12.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge