REHMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE vs WAFA GUL S — 2022 SCMR 36 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 SCMR 36 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2022
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: REHMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE vs WAFA GUL S
Provisions referred to: S. 27

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Judgment text as reported

REHMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE VS WAFA GUL S. 27(2)---MBBS and BDS (Admissions, House Job and Internship) Regulations, 2018 (since lapsed), para. 21---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 3 & 25---Graduates/internees from private medical colleges doing house jobs---Stipend or salary, quantum of---Discrimination---High Court ordered appellant-private medical colleges to pay the internees stipend in accordance with para. 21 of the MBBS and BDS (Admissions, House Job and Internship) Regulations, 2018 (the Regulations) [since lapsed] that mandatorily required the amount of stipend to be not less than the highest amount paid in any public sector of the province---Legality---Completion of house job was a sine qua non for a medical graduate to embark upon his/her career---After payment of hefty fees in a long drawn academic session spanning over half a decade; a medical student legitimately aspired for his/her hard work to bear fruit---Reasonable stipend, commensurate to the nature/status of assignment was an equitable due, denial whereof contravened the command provided under Art. 3 of the Constitution---Similarly, disparity in payment of stipend to the graduates/internees of private medical colleges constituted discrimination as it could not be classified either reasonable or sustainable on the touchstone of any intelligible differentia---Appeal filed by private medical colleges was dismissed.

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