Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 16 October 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Petitioner – Shreeya College of Nursing, Ratnagiri, Jajpur; Opposite Parties – State of Odisha and Others.
- Petition Details: W.P.(C) No.33818 of 2026, CNR No. ODHC010789242026.
- Counsel: Mr. G.P. Jena (Petitioner), Mr. S.N. Nayak (Additional Standing Counsel for State), Mr. R.C. Mohanty (Counsel for Opposite Parties 2 & 3).
- Issue: Rejection of No Objection Certificate (NOC) for conducting ANM Nursing course for Academic Session 2026‑27, dated 11 September 2026 (Annexure‑7), due to identified deficiencies.
- Developments: The institution asserts that it has complied with the deficiencies. Opposite Parties 2 and 3 filed an affidavit in W.P.(C) No.30355 of 2026 admitting that the admission date has been extended up to 31 October 2026 and that, if the institution submits the requisite documents and rectifies the defects within the stipulated period, its case will be considered for issuance of NOC for the Academic Session 2026‑27, subject to fulfilment of such requirements and compliances.
Final Outcome
- The Court permits the petitioner to rectify all deficiencies pointed out by the authorities on or before 17 October 2026 peremptorily; no further extension shall be granted.
- If the petitioner complies with all deficiencies by that date, its prayer for grant of NOC may be considered and a decision, positively, shall be taken by the authorities on or before 27 October 2026.
- The writ petition is disposed of.
- An urgent certified copy of this order shall be granted on proper application.
Topics: NOC Grant, Nursing Education, Court Order