Dr. Ummara Munir vs Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHRSR&C) art — 2024 MLD 1086 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2024 MLD 1086 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Dr. Ummara Munir vs Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHRSR&C) art
Subject matter: Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

Dr. Ummara Munir VS Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHRSR&C) art. 199---Medical qualification---Claim for exemption from requirements of FCPS Part-I---Eligibility---Legitimate expectation, doctrine of---applicability---Petitioners / doctors claimed to have acquired qualification of MCPS and sought exemption from requirements of FCPS Part-1---Petitioners / doctors claimed eligibility based on certificates of recognition of experience and sought protection against change in exemption rules on the premise of doctrine of legitimate expectation---Validity---Pakistan Medical and Dental Council disowned issuance of equivalence certificates and claim of legitimate expectation failed on merits---No vested right could be claimed to displace the effect of revised exemption rules---Neither doctrine of procedural legitimate expectation nor substantive legitimate expectation was attracted--- No unambiguous assurance / representation was made by CPSP to petitioners / doctors nor any such assurance was pleaded---Legitimacy of expectation was not established and consequently doctrine was not available---High Court declined to invoke judicial review jurisdiction to review legality of decision of CPSP---Constitutional petition was dismissed in circumstances.

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