Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Art.199---Constitutional petition Public University---Criteria for appointment of Vice-Chancellor of the University---Scope---Petitioners assailed the process of recruitment for the post of Vice-Chancellor of the University---Contention of petitioners was that in "Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal v. Province of Punjab and others [2018 PLC (C.S.) 267]" High Court had set aside the recommendations of the previous Search Committee and had passed a direction for constitution of new Search Committee and that new Search Committee endorsed the recommendations of the previous Search Committee in a mechanical manner which was illegal, unlawful, void ab initio and in contravention of the aforementioned ---Validity---High Court had constituted new Search Committee in the said case which was free to restart the process of appointment if it was not satisfied with the earlier advertisement---Act of endorsement of earlier committee's recommendations could not be termed in derogation of the said ---Present constitutional petition was a classic example of abuse of process of law, as it was devoid of any merit or question of law which could be raised afresh before the court---Constitutional petition was dismissed with costs. Punjab Higher Education Commission v. Aurangzeb Alamgir and others PLD 2017 Lah. 489 ref. Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal v. Province of Punjab and others 2018 PLC (C.S.) 267 fol. THIS ORDER PASSED BY: MUHAMMAD FARRUKH IRFAN KHAN, J.---- By way of this petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 the petitioners call in question the process of recruitment for the post of Vice-Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that this Court in a judgment reported as Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal v. Province of Punjab and others (2018 PLC (C.S.) 267) set-aside the recommendations of the previous Search Committee and passed a direction for constitution of a new Search Committee; that Government of Punjab in compliance with the above judgment constituted a new Search Committee vide notification dated 12.03.2018, which in a mechanical manner and without applying its mind…

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