RASHID IQBAL vs CHANCELLOR BAHAUDIN ZAKARIA UNIVERSITY, MULTAN S — 2022 MLD 1873 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 MLD 1873 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: MLD
Parties: RASHID IQBAL vs CHANCELLOR BAHAUDIN ZAKARIA UNIVERSITY, MULTAN S
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 11-

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Judgment text as reported

RASHID IQBAL VS CHANCELLOR BAHAUDIN ZAKARIA UNIVERSITY, MULTAN S.11-a---Constitution of Pakistan, arts. 4, 10-a & 14---Revisional powers of the Chancellor---Right of individuals to be dealt in accordance with law---Right to fair trial---Inviolability of dignity of man---Opportunity of hearing---Scope---Petitioners by way of an advertisement were appointed in the Baha-ud-Din Zakariya University---Un-successful candidates challenged the process of recruitment by means of filing a revision petition in terms of S.11-a of Baha-ud-Din Zakariya University act, 1975, praying for the appointments to be reviewed and recalled---Validity---Chancellor of the University set aside the order of appointment approved by the Syndicate but did so without affording any opportunity of hearing to the petitioners---Petitioners were dealt a marked hand inasmuch as they were condemned unheard---Petitioners were not even called---Postulates of art.10-a of the Constitution were compromised, the ethos of due process contained in art. 4 of the Constitution was offended and fairness, both substantive and procedural, was given a short shrift---Order of the Chancellor besides being violative of the proviso to S.11-a of the Baha-ud-Din Zakariya University act, 1975, was also in derogation of arts. 4 & 10-a of the Constitution---Petitioners having been treated and dealt with like objects and not humans, the impugned orders were also violative of the right to dignity contained in art. 14 of the Constitution---Order passed by Chancellor was set aside---Constitutional petitions were allowed.

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