Syed MOHAMMAD HASSAN RAZA RIZVI vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Ss — 2022 MLD 227 ISLAMABAD

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Syed MOHAMMAD HASSAN RAZA RIZVI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Ss.20(1)(2), 27(1) & 28(3)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Licence, non-issuance of---Direction by High Court---Scope---Petitioners obtained undergraduate medical qualifications from foreign universities---Grievance of petitioners was that Pakistan Medical Commission did not grant them licence to practice on the ground that the institutions were not duly recognized---Validity---High Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Art.199 of the Constitution, could not direct the regulator / Pakistan Medical Commission to accord recognition to foreign institutions which fell short of satisfying criteria laid down for recognition of such institutions---None of the petitioners had done their house job, internship or foundation year, by whatever name called in the countries from where they had obtained their undergraduate medical qualifications---None of the petitioners was issued a licence to practice in the countries from where they had obtained their medical certificates---Licensing pathways had been devised by the Council for holders of qualifications from foreign institutions---None of such pathways provided a mechanism for a provisional licence to be granted to graduate from category-B foreign institutions not recognized by Pakistan Medical Commission---Petitioners could not avoid sitting in National Licensing Examination simply because it had been made tough by the regulator---All petitioners had been registered for such examination and they should take it and prove their ability and competence---High Court declined to interfere in the matter---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

Syed MOHAMMAD HASSAN RAZA RIZVI vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Ss — 2022 MLD 227 ISLAMABAD

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