Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 14 August 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Hi-Tech School and College of Nursing, Health Park, Bhubaneswar, Khurda, seeking renewal of No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the GNM Nursing Court for academic session 2026‑27.
  • Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others, represented by Additional Government Advocate Umesh Chandra Behura and Advocate Rajani Chandra Mohanty.
  • Petition filed as W.P.(C) No.17798 of 2026, praying for a writ of mandamus directing the opposite parties, especially parties 2 and 3, to accept the NOC application and admit students per their guidelines.
  • Counsel highlighted inability to apply for NOC within stipulated period and cited earlier disposed writs (W.P.(C) No.7990 of 2026 dated 13 August 2026) as precedent.
  • Opposite parties acknowledged similarity to the earlier case.

Final Outcome

  • The Court disposed of the writ petition in terms of the order dated 13 August 2026 in W.P.(C) No.7990 of 2026 and the related batch of cases.
  • Opposite parties are directed to consider the petitioner’s NOC application in accordance with the provisions of the earlier order.
  • An urgent certified copy of this order may be obtained on proper application.

Topics: NOC Renewal, Writ Petition, Education Regulation