Degrees/Diplomas Granted By Nursing Training Institutes Approved By State Council Will Have Validity Within State Only: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

In an important judgment, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has held that the Indian Nursing Council has no authority to grant recognition to institutes imparting nursing training in a state, also the degrees and diplomas being offered by such institutes which are approved by the state nursing councils will have applicability in the state only.In other words, candidates obtaining. In an important judgment, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has held that the Indian Nursing Council has no authority to grant recognition to institutes imparting nursing training in a state, also the degrees and diplomas being offered by such institutes which are approved by the state nursing councils will have applicability in the state only. The petitioner also prayed for issuance of writ of prohibition restraining the Indian Nursing Council from publishing on its website material indicating that the institutions imparting nursing course have to obtain recognition from it. Later, the Supreme Court also upheld the view of the Karnataka High Court which was that the Indian Nursing Council has no authority to grant recognition to the institutions imparting nursing education.