HC sets aside govt. direction on inspecting nursing institutions
The Hindu Bureau
Bengaluru 10.05.2025
The High Court of Karnataka has set aside the direction issued by the State government on the instruction of the Medical Education Minister to deputy commissioners (DCs) of districts to inspect every nursing institute in their jurisdiction.
The government cannot authorise DCs to inspect the nursing institutes as the authority to inspect them is vested with specialised bodies like the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Health Sciences (RGUHS), the Indian Nursing Council (INC) and the Karnataka Nursing Council (KNS), the court said.
Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order while allowing petitions filed by the Karnataka State Association of the Management of Nursing and Allied Health Science Institutions and others. The petitioners had questioned the direction issued by the Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department on November 5, 2024 to all DCs based on the Minister’s instructions.
“The intent of the Minister may be noble and proper and to protect the interests of the students and parents, however, taking into consideration the legal aspects, these inspections can only be carried out by the concerned specialised agencies like the RGUHS, INC and KNC,” the court clarified, after noting that the Minister had issued the instructions based on complaints received from students and parents against nursing institutes.
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