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(a) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)--- ----O. I, R.1---Parties to suit---Only natural or juristic person can sue or be sued in its own name. (b) Islamia University of Bahawalpur Act (IV of 1975)--- ----S.5(3)---Provisional affiliation---Conditional "No Objection Certificate"---Petitioner was a Law College which claimed to have been affiliated with Islamia University Bahawalpur---Grievance of petitioner was that Higher Education Commission did not issue "No Objection Certificate", which was required for affiliation of petitioner with the University---Plea raised by petitioner was that delay in issuance of "No Objection Certificate" would affect future of students---Validity---When University granted provisional affiliation to petitioner for academic session 2014-15, the petitioner was expressly cautioned not to make admissions for next academic session without obtaining a fresh " No Objection Certificate" granted by High Education Commission, failing which its application for affiliation would not be considered---Petitioner should not have admitted students for academic session in question without having obtained "No Objection Certificate" from the Commission or an affiliation for such academic session from the University---Petitioner was obliged to have intimated students applying for admission for next academic session that it did not have the requisite affiliation with the University---University under S.5(3) of Islamia University of Bahawalpur Act, 1975, could prescribe conditions for the grant of affiliation or admission of any educational institution to its privileges---Requirement of obtaining "No Objection Certificate" from Higher Education Commission was a condition set by the University for granting affiliation to the University---Several deficiencies were pointed out by Higher Education Commission in its inspection reports of the Law College---No illegality, mala fide, irrationality or procedural impropriety was committed by the Commission in refusing to grant "No Objection Certificate" to petitioner college---Constitutional petition was dismissed in circumstances. Messrs Aran Saz Contractors v. Pak Chromical Limited 1999 MLD 1781; Habib Bank Limited…