CLC 2009

2009 PLP 322 (CLC)

MUMTAZ RANI — Petitioner Versus BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYAUNIVERSITY, MULTAN through Vice-Chancellor and 4 others — Respondents

Jurisdiction / Court
Lahore
Decided Date
2008-November-5
Honorable Judges
N/A
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 2009 PLP 322 (CLC)
Forum / Court Lahore
Bench Members N/A
Parties MUMTAZ RANI — Petitioner Versus BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYAUNIVERSITY, MULTAN through Vice-Chancellor and 4 others — Respondents
Primary Law Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
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Laws Cited

Constitution of Pakistan (1973)

Representation

  • Khurshid Ahmad Khan and Sh. Rehan Iftikhar for Petitioner.
  • Malik Tariq Rajwana for Respondents.

Headnotes / Summary

Art. 199

Constitutional petition

Educational institutions

Admission in college

Counsel for the authorities had submitted parawise comments wherein it had been pointed out that on the last date of admission of the application, petitioner was overage by five months and four days and that she deliberately concealed that fact in the admission form

Counsel for the authorities had further submitted that under the Regulation Admission Rules and Regulations for the relevant year the remedy of appeal was available to the petitioner, but she having not availed that remedy, constitutional petition, was not competent

Counsel for the petitioner, in response to that objection had submitted photo copy of the appeal submitted to the Vice-Chancellor of the University through post which was still pending unattended--Constitutional petition was disposed of by the High Court with direction to the Vice-Chancellor of the University to constitute the Appellate Admission Committee which would dispose of petitioner's appeal within specified date positively

If petitioner would not succeed before Appellate Admission Committee, she would be entitled to refund of admission fee from the University because the authorities had also committed negligence by not computing the age of the petitioner at the time of admission.

Judgment & Decree

MAZHAR HUSSAIN MINHAS, J.

Learned counsel for the respondents has submitted parawise comments whereby it .has been pointed out that on the last date of admission of the application, petitioner was overage by five months and four days and she deliberately concealed this fact in the admission form. Photo copy of the admission form has been annexed with the parawise comments in which date of birth of the petitioner is mentioned as 14-2-1982 but the column for the age in terms of years, months and days has been left blank. Although column of age has been left blank by the petitioner, but date of birth is mentioned therein, therefore, it was responsibility of the department also to check this omission at the relevant time.

2. Learned counsel for the respondents has further submitted that under the Regulations 13 of the Admission Rules and Regulations for the year 2008 the remedy of appeal was available to the petitioner, but she has not availed that remedy, therefore, the writ petition is not competent. In response to this objection, learned counsel has submitted photo copy of the appeal drafted on 20-10-2008 and admitted to the Vice-Chancellor of the University through post on 24-10-2008 which is still pending unattended. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with direction to the worthy Vice-Chancellor of the University to constitute the Appellate Admission Committee, which shall dispose of petitioner's appeal within seven days positively. If petitioner does not succeed before Appellate Admission Committee she would be entitled to refund of admission fee from the University because the respondents have also committed negligence by not computing the age of the petitioner at the time of admission. H.B.T./M-6/L Order accordingly.