Shreyasi Sarkar v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.
30.07.2025 Item No.
ADSL 1 Court No.11 KCP MAT 1197 of 2025 with IA No.CAN 1 of 2025 with IA No.CAN 2 of 2025 Shreyasi Sarkar - Versus - The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Arindam Jana, Ms. Jhuma Sen, Ms. Swastika Chatterjee, Mr. Saikat Pal, Mr. Samsul Laskar.
...for the Appellant Mr. Amitabrata Ray, Ms. Munmun Ganguly, Mr. Sibasish Banerjee.
....for the State respondents Mr. Mani Sankar Chattopadhyay ...for the Respondent Nos.4, 5 & 6 Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee.
....for the Indian Nursing Council The present appeal has been preferred challenging an order dated 29th July, 2025 passed by the learned single Judge in a writ petition being WPA 14132 of 2025 which was preferred inter alia praying for issuance of necessary direction upon the West Bengal Nursing Council (hereinafter referred to as the said Council) to allow the appellant/writ petitioner, namely, Shreyasi Sarkar, (hereinafter referred to as Shreyasi) to
participate in the online final registration form fill-up at the earliest opportunity, as outlined in the notice dated 11th June, 2025.
Mr. Jana, learned advocate appearing for Shreyasi submits that she completed her General Nursing Midwifery course and the result was declared in the month of December, 2024. However, her marksheet and completion certificate were withheld without any reason whatsoever. As a consequence thereof, Shreyasi has been prevented from registering her name under the said Council.
He contends that after the first hearing of the writ petition on 1st July, 2025, the learned single Judge by the order impugned directed the writ petition to be included in the combined monthly list of August, 2025 but as in the midst thereof, the date of registration was due to expire, she was constrained to file an application for expeditious disposal and an application for appropriate interim order.
He submits that the last date for registration is scheduled today i.e., 30th July, 2025 and in the event she is not permitted to register her name, she would suffer irreparable loss.
Mr. Chattopadhyay, learned advocate appearing on behalf of the College, namely, Saraswati School of Nursing (hereinafter referred to as the said college) however, denies such contention of Mr. Jana and
submits that Shreyasi has not completed her clinical training of 3272 hours, as mandatorily required and in view thereof, her marksheet could not be issued. He further submits that the said College is ready and willing to allow Shreyasi to complete the mandatory period of clinical training.
Answering our query, Mr. Chatterjee, learned advocate appearing for the Indian Nursing Council submits that in the event Shreyasi emerges to be successful in the writ petition appropriate direction may be issued to the said Council for her registration. Records reveal that the notice intimating the last date for registration was issued on 25th June, 2025 and the last date and time had been scheduled on 30th July, 2025 at 11 am. As such, the time for registration has already expired.
The last date for registration was known to Shreyasi on 25th June, 2025. When the writ petition was heard on 1st July, 2025, an adjournment was sought for on behalf of Shreyasi to take appropriate instruction.
In the said conspectus, we are unable to grant the relief, as prayed for, by Shreyasi to direct the said Council to allow her to submit the documents for registration online as scheduled on 30th July, 2025 at 11 a.m.
The appeal and the connected applications are, accordingly, disposed of.
There shall, however, be no order as to costs. Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied as expeditiously as possible. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.) (Tapabrata Chakraborty, J.)