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RIDA FATIMA vs PAKISTAN MEDICAL COMMISSION S — 2022 PLD 197 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 PLD 197 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PLD
Parties
RIDA FATIMA vs PAKISTAN MEDICAL COMMISSION S
Subject matter
Constitutional
Provisions referred to
S. 18---N; S. 18; Pakistan Medical Commission Act

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Judgment text as reported

RIDA FATIMA VS PAKISTAN MEDICAL COMMISSION S. 18---National Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test, 2021---Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test---Scope---Expression "on a date"---Expression "single admissions test"---Scope---Petitioners called in question the procedure of National Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test, 2021 (MDCAT) being contrary to S. 18(1) of the Pakistan Medical Commission Act, 2020---Contention of petitioners was that the Pakistan Medical Commission had conducted MDCAT, 2021 from 30th August, 2021 to 30th September, 2021 on daily basis whereas the words "a date" and "single admission test" were used in S. 18(1)---Validity---Expression "single admission test" referred to the fact that every student would only be allowed to appear and sit for one MDCAT and the context and object of the Act shed light on the purpose underlying behind the condition laid down under the Act, which clearly suggested that the emphasis was on substance and not on form, which meant that all the students must be adjudged on a single standard of testing and on a similar pattern of scoring with equal number of opportunity to participate in the examination in a single year and no preferential discrimination would be done in that regard---Words "on a date" and the expression "a single admission test" contained in S. 18(1) did not imply that the same must be read conjunctively---Words "a single admission test" clearly denoted a single attempt by every applicant; and, the words "on a date" undoubtedly meant the date approved by the Council---Constitutional petitions were dismissed.

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