SCMR
1994
Writ Petitions (C) Nos. 493, 456, 381, 547, 564 and 565 of 1992 with SLP (C) Nos. 9155‑56, 9110 and 8528‑29 of 1992 with CA. No. 2950 of 1992 and with SLP (C) Nos. 5621 and 6343 of 1992, decided on 11th August, 1992.
Dr. INDU KANT and others‑‑‑Petitioners Versus STATE OF U.P. and others‑‑‑Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of India
SCMR
1998
Civil Appeals Nos. 26 and 27 of 1997, decided on 13th May, 1998.
Miss NINA JAVED and others‑‑‑Appellants Versus GOVERNMENT OF N.‑W.F.P. and others‑‑‑Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
MLD
1989
Writ Petition No. 467 of 1988 (with C.M.P. No. 19754 of 1988), decided on 12th August, 1988.
Dr. JEEVAK ALMAST — Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA and others — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court or India
MLD
2000
Writ Petition No. 17532 of 1998, heard on 10th December, 1999.
ABDUL RAUF — Petitioner Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and another‑‑‑Respondents
Court: Lahore
SCMR
2012
Civil Appeal No.8520 of 2011 (arising out of S.L.P. (C) No.13495 of 2010), decided on 11th October, 2011.
SANCHIT BANSAL and another — Appellants Versus JOINT ADMISSION BOARD (JAB) and others — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of India
FAKHAR ABBAS and others — Petitioners Versus PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION and others — Respondents
Court: High Court
MUHAMMAD FAROOQ — Petitioner Versus VICE-CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF AZAD J&K, MUZAFFARABAD and 2 others — Respondents
Court: High Court AJ&K
YLR
2000
Writ Petition No.544 of 1995, decided on 27‑10‑1996 dissented from.
BABER ELAHI and 9 others‑‑‑Petitioners Versus DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, N.‑W.F.P., PESHAWAR
Court: Peshawar
YLRN
2017
----Ss. 10(d) & 21---Attestation of degree---Duty of Higher Education Commission---Equivalence certificate, requirement of---Applicability---Powers and function of Commission---Power to make rules---Commission refused to attest petitioner's degree of Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance awarded by an Educational Institution on the ground that petitioner had not studied compulsory subjects like Pakistan Studies in his "A Level" and his said degree, therefore, could not be attested unless Inter Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC) had issued equivalence certification---Contention raised by petitioner was that he had obtained his degree in year 2003, whereas said requirement of obtaining equivalence certificate was introduced in year 2014, which could not be made retrospectively applicable to degrees obtained prior to year 2014---Validity---According to criteria given in prospectus approved by Board of Governors of educational institution for relevant academic year, there was no such requirement of obtaining equivalence certificate from IBCC---Petitioner had been awarded bachelor degree after he had duly fulfilled said criteria and completed all academic requirements---Higher Education Commission had been established for purpose of improvement and promotion of higher education, research and development under Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002---Under S.10(d) of Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002, Commission was empowered to prescribe conditions under which institutions, including those that were not part of State education system, might be opened and operated---If requirement of equivalence certificate was necessary for admission in bachelor program, same should have been prescribed and informed by Higher Education Commission to the educational institute at relevant time---Nothing was on record to show that Commission had issued any instructions to the institute in that regard---Petitioner had applied and obtained degree from educational institution keeping in mind criteria of admission given in its prospectus---High Court observed that case of petitioner was to be decided on basis of prospectus issued by the educational institution---Petitioner had merely sought attestation of his degree by the Commission and had not required its equivalence---Word 'attest' meant to affirm to be true or genuine---Commission was just to affirm whether degree of petitioner was genuine, which fact could be ascertained from the educational institution---Only material available on record were Standard Operating Procedure and application form for attestation of degree---Standard Operating Procedure was silent as to date of its operation---According to the application form for attestation of degree for year 2014, there was requirement of producing equivalence certificate from IBCC in case of 'O Level' or 'A Level', however, as per application form for year 2013, there was no such requirement---Petitioner had passed his graduation program in year 2006, and as such said condition could not, therefore, be made applicable to him by giving said requirement with retrospective effect---For any modification or alteration in admission policy of university or degree granting institutions and procurement of equivalence certificate issued by IBCC as part of admission criteria, Commission might frame Rules as required under S.21 of Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 and notify the same in official gazette---Without undertaking such exercise, act of Commission declining request of petitioner or anyone else in future for attestation of his or her degree was illegal, arbitrary and without any lawful authority---High Court directed the Commission to attest degree of the petitioner---Constitutional petition was allowed in circumstances. [Paras. 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 of the judgment]
SHER MUHAMMAD MAZARI — Petitioner Versus HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN through Director Regional Center and another — Respondents
Court: Lahore
Miss Syeda ANAM ILYAS — Petitioner Versus Dr. HAROON RASHID, DIRECTOR and others — Respondents
Court: High Court
