LIAQAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (LUMHS) JAMSHORO vs MUHAMMAD AHSAN SHAKEEL Medical university

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LIAQAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (LUMHS) JAMSHORO VS MUHAMMAD AHSAN SHAKEEL Medical university---Fake and forged mark sheet presented to the university for admission---Admission, cancellation of---Internal policies of universities/colleges---Non-interference by Courts---In academic matters there should be strict discipline and malpractices should be severely punished---Allegations of fraud or fabricated documents are treated with the utmost seriousness by the Supreme Court, and those found to be engaging in such a practice are dealt with accordingly---Institutions imparting medical or dental education are not merely seen as service providers but also as custodians of the nation's health and the primary training centers for its doctors and healthcare professionals---With such a heavy onus cast on institutions that impart education in medicine, it is logical that such institutions be given a freehand to regulate discipline and regulate those who offend such discipline, as the institutions see fit---Every university has the right to set out its disciplinary and other policies in accordance with law, and unless any such policy offends the fundamental rights of the students or violates any law, interference by the courts would result in disrupting the smooth functioning and governance of the said universities---University sent the mark sheet of respondent/student to the relevant Board of Education twice, and on each occasion, the said mark sheets were termed as fake/ bogus and fabricated---Moreover while furnishing his mark sheet the respondent tendered an affidavit at the time of his admission mentioning that all documents submitted by him along with application form were genuine and correct and no false document had been submitted; that if any document/information was found to be false, incorrect or otherwise his admission was liable to cancelled---It is on the basis of this surety that the respondent was granted provisional admission in the MBBS program and since his mark sheet turned out to be fake and fabricated the University was quite justified in cancelling his admission---Respondent was not entitled for admission in the MBBS program for the academic year 2022-2023, which he managed to secure on the basis of a fake/forged and bogus mark sheet---Civil petition for leave to appeal was converted into an appeal and allowed accordingly.

LIAQAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (LUMHS) JAMSHORO vs MUHAMMAD AHSAN SHAKEEL Medical university — 2024 SCMR 443 SUPREME-COURT

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