Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 15 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Biswajit College of Medical Sciences, Janla, Khurda, represented by Secretary Smt. Basanta Manjari Nayak.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha, Department of Health & Family Welfare and others, represented by Secretary and AGA.
- The petitioner seeks a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to conduct a B.Sc. Nursing course for the Academic Session 2026‑27. The original NOC application was rejected on 11 September 2026 (Annexure‑9) due to identified deficiencies.
- The petitioner submitted that it has remedied the deficiencies and requests the court to direct the authorities to grant the NOC.
- Opposite Party No.2 (State) filed an affidavit dated 12 October 2026 in WP(C) No.30355 of 2026, admitting that the deadline for admission has been extended to 31 October 2026, and that if the institution submits the required documents and rectifies the defects within this period, its case will be considered for NOC issuance, subject to compliance.
Final Outcome
- The Court, noting the State’s admission, permits the petitioner to rectify all deficiencies identified by the authorities on or before 17 October 2026 (peremptory deadline, no further extensions).
- If the petitioner complies by this date, the authorities must consider the petition for NOC issuance and render a decision on or before 27 October 2026, positively, in accordance with law.
- The writ petition is disposed of with the above directions, and an urgent certified copy of the order is to be issued on proper application.
Topics: Legal Order, Nursing Education Approval