SCMR 1998

1998 PLP 1230 (SCMR)

JOINT ADMISSION COMMITTEE through Chairman Principal, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar and others‑‑‑Petitioners Versus Miss GHAZALA QADIR and others‑‑‑Respondents

Jurisdiction / Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Decided Date
Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3)‑‑‑Admission in medical colleges to students on basis of equivalence certificate‑‑‑Validity‑‑‑Leave to appeal was granted to consider whether Inter‑Board Committee of Chairmen was legally competent to issue equivalence certificate converting grades of students into marks for purpose of granting admission to them in medical colleges, or that formula evolved by medical colleges as mentioned in their respective prospectus was to determine entitlement of students to secure admission in medical colleges‑‑‑Direction was, however, issued that case of each student who was party to Constitutional petition would be decided on merit keeping in view equivalence certificate issued by Inter‑Board Committee of Chairmen, and subject to coming up to that criteria, would be given provisional admission.??
Honorable Judges
Saiduzzaman Siddiqui, Actg. C.J., Raja Afrasiab Khan and Sh. Ijaz Nisar, JJ
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 1998 PLP 1230 (SCMR)
Forum / Court Supreme Court of Pakistan
Bench Members Saiduzzaman Siddiqui, Actg. C.J., Raja Afrasiab Khan and Sh. Ijaz Nisar, JJ
Parties JOINT ADMISSION COMMITTEE through Chairman Principal, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar and others‑‑‑Petitioners Versus Miss GHAZALA QADIR and others‑‑‑Respondents
Primary Law Educational institution‑‑‑
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Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1998 PLP 1230 (SCMR)?

This judgment primarily cites: Educational institution‑‑‑ as referenced in Pakistani case law index.

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The case was heard and decided by the Supreme Court of Pakistan bench comprising: Saiduzzaman Siddiqui, Actg. C.J., Raja Afrasiab Khan and Sh. Ijaz Nisar, JJ.

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Laws Cited

Educational institution‑‑‑

Representation

  • Saeed Baig, Advocate Supreme Court and M.S. Akhtar, Advocate‑on-?Record for Petitioners (in C.P. No. 634 of 1997).
  • Qazi M. Anwar, Senior Advocate Supreme Court and Ejaz Muhammad Khan, Advocate‑on‑Record for Respondent No. l (in C.P. No. 634 of 1997).
  • Mian Tariq Mahmud, Deputy Attorney‑General for Respondent No.2 (in C.P. No. 634 of 1997).
  • Raja Muhammad Bashir, Advocate Supreme Court and M.A. Zaidi, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioners (in all Petitions).
  • Abdul Karim Khan Kundi, Advocate Supreme Court and M.S. Khattak, Advocate‑on‑Record for Respondent No. 2 (in C.P. No. 373 of 1998).
  • Abdul Karim Khan Kundi, Advocate Supreme Court and M.S. Khattak, Advocate‑on‑Record for Respondent No. 2 (in C.P. No. 377 of 1998).
  • Abdul Karim Khan Kundi, Advocate Supreme Court and M.S. Khattak, Advocate‑on‑Record for Respondent (in C.P. No. 378 of 1998).
  • Date of hearing: 29th April, 1998.
  • Saeed Baig, Advocate Supreme Court and M.S. Akhtar, Advocate-on-?Record for Petitioners (in C.P. No. 634 of 1997).
  • Qazi M. Anwar, Senior Advocate Supreme Court and Ejaz Muhammad Khan, Advocate-on-Record for Respondent No. l (in C.P. No. 634 of 1997).
  • Mian Tariq Mahmud, Deputy Attorney-General for Respondent No.2 (in C.P. No. 634 of 1997).
  • Raja Muhammad Bashir, Advocate Supreme Court and M.A. Zaidi, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioners (in all Petitions).
  • Abdul Karim Khan Kundi, Advocate Supreme Court and M.S. Khattak, Advocate-on-Record for Respondent No. 2 (in C.P. No. 373 of 1998).
  • Abdul Karim Khan Kundi, Advocate Supreme Court and M.S. Khattak, Advocate-on-Record for Respondent No. 2 (in C.P. No. 377 of 1998).
  • Abdul Karim Khan Kundi, Advocate Supreme Court and M.S. Khattak, Advocate-on-Record for Respondent (in C.P. No. 378 of 1998).

Judgment & Decree

SH. IJAZ NISAR, J.

By means of this order we propose to dispose of the undermentioned Civil Petitions together, as in all of them common question relating to admission in the Medical Colleges is involved:--

1. Civil Petition No.634 of 1997

2. Civil Petition No.372 of 1998

3. Civil Petition No.373 of 1998

4. Civil Petition No.376 of 1998

5. Civil Petition No.377 of 1998??

6. Civil Petition No.378 of 1998

7. Civil Petition No.379 of 1998

8. Civil Petition No.380 of 1998 9.Civil Petition No.381 of 1998

2. Leave is, inter alia, granted to consider as to whether Inter Board Committee of Chairman (I.B.C.C.) was legally competent to issue equivalence certificate converting the grades of the students into marks for the purpose of granting admission to them in the Medical Colleges, or that the formula evolved by the Medical Colleges as mentioned in their respective prospectus was to determine the entitlement of the students to secure admission in the Medical Colleges.

3. Meanwhile, it is directed that the cases of each student, who is party to the abovenoted petitions, shall be decided on merit keeping in view the equivalence certificate issued by I.B.C.C., and subject to coming upto that criteria shall be given provisional admission. A.A./J-15/S???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Leave granted.