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Kerala High Court
Lisie College Of Nursing vs The State Of Kerala on 31 March, 2026
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WP(C) No. 14755 of 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.M.MANOJ
TUESDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2026 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1948
WP(C) NO. 14755 OF 2020
PETITIONER:
LISIE COLLEGE OF NURSING,
LISIE HOSPITAL, P.B.NO.3053, COCHIN-682018,
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF
EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE.
BY ADVS.
SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM (SR.)
SRI.ARUN CHANDRAN
SRI.RIJI RAJENDRAN
SMT.NISHA GEORGE
SRI.J.VISHNU
SHRI.VISHNU B.KURUP
SRI.A.L.NAVANEETH KRISHNAN
KUM.CHITHRA P.GEORGE
SHRI.AKSHAY V NAIR
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH
AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.
2 THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL,
COMBINED COUNCILS BUILDING, KOTLA ROAD, TEMPLE
LANE, OPP. MATA SUNDRI COLLEGE, NEAR I.T.O.,
NEW DELHI-110002.
3 KERALA NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL
RED CROSS ROAD, JAI VIHAR, KUNNUKUZHY,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695035, REPRESENTED BY ITS
REGISTRAR.
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4 THE KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
MULANGUNNATHUKAVU, MEDICAL COLLEGE.P.O.,
THRISSUR-680596, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR.
BY ADVS.
DR.ABRAHAM P.MEACHINKARA,SC,
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL
SRI.N.RAGHURAJ (SR.)
SHRI.P.SREEKUMAR, SC, KERALA UNIVERSITY OF
HEALTH SCIENCES
SHRI.VIVEK MENON
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD
ON 31.03.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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WP(C) No. 14755 of 2020
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 31st day of March, 2026
The writ petition is preferred by the petitioner - Nursing
College seeking for a direction to the respondents to consider
the applications seeking enhancement of seats without
insisting on NOC from the State Government.
2. When the matter was taken up for
consideration today, the learned counsel appearing for the
petitioner submitted that the prayers sought in this writ
petition have become infructuous.
Recording the said submission, this writ petition is
dismissed as infructuous.
sd/-
P.M.MANOJ
JUDGE
das
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) NO. 14755 OF 2020
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION/REQUEST
FOR NOC FOR ENHANCEMENT OF INTAKE IN
BSC NURSING COURSE DATED 5.8.2017.
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER
NO.E/1918/2017/C.N.K. DATED 10.11.2017
ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT
NURSING COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM.
EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION
NO.C3/323/2017/H&FWD DATED 12.12.2017
ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO
GOVERNMENT ALONG WITH ANNEXURES.
EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY/RECTIFICATION
LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO
THE GOVERNMENT DATED 27.1.2018.
EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST/COMMUNICATION
SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER FOR
ENHANCEMENT OF SEATS IN B.SC NURSING
COURSE DATED 27.1.2018.
EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR
ENHANCEMENT OF SEATS IN BSC NURSING
COURSE FOR 2018-19 SUBMITTED BEFORE
THE UNIVERSITY DATED 29.1.2018.
EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED
BY THE KERALA NURSES AND MIDWIVES
COUNCIL DATED 26.2.2018.
EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
PETITIONER TO THE KERALA NURSES AND
MIDWIVES COUNCIL DATED 15.3.2018.
EXHIBIT P9 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE
KERALA NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL,
DATED 24.3.2018.
EXHIBIT P10 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
PETITIONER TO THE GOVERNMENT DATED
30.7.2018.
EXHIBIT P11 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE
RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY DATED 30.5.2018
AND RECEIVED ON 8.8.2018.
EXHIBIT P12 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
PETITIONER COLLEGE TO THE RESPONDENT
UNIVERSITY DATED 11.8.2018.
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EXHIBIT P13 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
PETITIONER TO THE KERALA NURSES AND
MIDWIVES COUNCIL DATED 23.8.2018.
EXHIBIT P14 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT
UNIVERSITY DATED 23.8.2018.
EXHIBIT P15 TRUE COPY OF THE
G.O.(MS)NO.131/2019/H&FWD DATED
13.8.2019.
EXHIBIT P16 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
GOVERNMENT TO THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL
EDUCATION DATED 1.9.2018.
EXHIBIT P17 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT
UNIVERSITY DATED 31.8.2018.
EXHIBIT P17A TRUE COPY OF THE E-MAIL SENT BY THE
PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT
UNIVERSITY DATED 3.9.2018.
EXHIBIT P18 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED
BY THE PETITIONER TO THE KERALA NURSES
AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL DATED 29.8.2019.
EXHIBIT P18A TRUE COPY OF THE EMAIL REQUEST SENT BY
THE PETITIONER TO THE KERALA NURSES
AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL DATED 29.8.2019.
EXHIBIT P19 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
PETITIONER TO THE KERALA NURSES AND
MIDWIVES COUNCIL DATED 17.9.2019.
EXHIBIT P20 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
PETITIONER TO THE INDIAN NURSING
COUNCIL DATED 18.9.2019.
EXHIBIT P21 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION SENT BY
THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY TO THE
PETITIONER COLLEGE DATED 24.9.2019.
EXHIBIT P22 TRUE COPY OF THE SANCTION ORDER
NO.G.11571/10/NC DATED 26.9.2019
ISSUED BY THE KERALA NURSES AND
MIDWIVES COUNCIL.
EXHIBIT P23 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE
KNMC DATED 26.9.2019 AND RECEIVED ON
30.9.2019.
EXHIBIT P24 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLIANCE REPORT
SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE
RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY DATED
10.10.2019.
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EXHIBIT P25 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
PETITIONER TO THE INDIAN NURSING
COUNCIL DATED 28.10.2019.
EXHIBIT P26 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
PETITIONER TO THE INDIAN NURSING
COUNCIL DATED 29.10.2019 WITH ENCLOSED
APPLICATION.
EXHIBIT P27 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED
BY THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY DATED
15.11.2019.
EXHIBIT P28 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION SENT BY
THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL TO THE
PETITIONER COLLEGE DATED 18.11.2019.
EXHIBIT P29 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE
KERALA NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL TO
THE PETITIONER COLLEGE DATED
19.12.2019.
EXHIBIT P30 TRUE COPY OF THE EXPLANATION SENT BY
THE PETITIONER TO THE KERALA NURSES
AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL, DATED 3.1.2020.
EXHIBIT P31 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED
BY INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL DATED
7.1.2020.
EXHIBIT P31A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 7.1.2020
ISSUED BY THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL.
EXHIBIT P32 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED
BY THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY DATED
15.3.2020.
EXHIBIT P33 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION/REPLY
SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE
RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY DATED 7.5.2020.
EXHIBIT P34 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED
BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE KNMC
DATED 15.5.2020 WITH ENCLOSED DD.
EXHIBIT P35 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION OF THE
KNMC DATED 27.5.2020 TO THE PRINCIPAL
OF THE PETITIONER COLLEGE.
EXHIBIT P36 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION SENT BY
THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE KERALA
NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL DATED
16.6.2020 WITH ENCLOSURES.
EXHIBIT P37 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR
ENHANCEMENT OF SEATS IN BSC NURSING
SUBMITTED IN HARDCOPY BEFORE THE
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WITHOUT ENCLOSURES.
EXHIBIT P37A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL DATED 8.7.2020.
EXHIBIT P38 TRUE COPY OF THE GUIDELINES TO OPEN
B.SC(N)COURSES, 2018,ISSUED BY THE
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL DATED
20.4.2018.
EXHIBIT P39 TRUE COPY OF THE
G.O.(P)NO.64/2012/H&FWD DATED
17.2.2012.
EXHIBIT P40 TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DATED
19.2.2009 ISSUED BY THE INDIAN NURSING
COUNCIL.
EXHIBIT P41 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF
THE RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE
GOVERNING BODY OF THE INDIAN NURSING
COUNCIL, WITH COVERING LETTER DATED
29.10.201.
EXHIBIT P42 TRUE COPY OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
IN NURSING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN
INDIA PUBLISHED BY THE INDIAN NURSING
COUNCIL.
EXHIBIT P43 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION
NO.25494/ACI/GEN A2/2020/KUHS DATED
27/08/2020 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT
4TH RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY.
