Statutory university nursing qualifications need no separate council recognition for registration when law already confers validity.

A nursing qualification granted by a university established by law could not be refused recognition for registration merely because the State Nursing Council had not separately approved it. The High Court followed earlier binding decisions holding that a statutory university qualification is sufficient for registration purposes, and distinguished authority dealing with appointment-related qualification issues rather than registration. On that basis, separate council recognition was unnecessary and the registration request could not be declined on that ground.

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Issues: Whether a nursing qualification obtained from a university established by law required separate recognition by the State Nursing Council for registration of the candidates.

Analysis: The appeal turned on a single question: whether the Nursing Council could insist upon separate recognition of the university before granting registration to candidates who had obtained ANM/GNM qualification therefrom. The Court noted that the university was established under the statute and that the controversy had already been settled by earlier binding decisions holding that a qualification granted by an institution established by law cannot be denied recognition for the purpose of registration merely because a separate approval from another authority is not produced. The decision relied upon by the appellant was distinguished as relating to appointment and qualification issues, not to registration based on a statutory university qualification.

Conclusion: Separate recognition by the Nursing Council was not required, and the request for registration could not be denied on that ground. The special appeal was dismissed.

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