Case Details

Citation(s)
1994 SLG 1545 1994 SLD 1545 = 1994 PLD 64

Constitutional Petition No. 466 of 1993, decided on 7th March 1993.
Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal and Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, JJ

SAJJAD AHMAD---Petitioner

VERSUS

GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Secretary Education Government of Balochistan, Quetta and 3 others---Respondents

Law:

Section:

AMIR-UL-HULK MENGAL, J.--- This petition arises out of the following facts:-- '   The petitioner is a domicile of Quetta. He obtained his primary education from Quetta and studied uptil 9th class in Sandeman High School, Quetta. However, in the year 1990 he left for Gujranwala, in order to look after his grandfather who had fallen ill on account of paralysis. He passed his matriculation examination from Gujranwala obtaining 720 marks. According to him his grandfather expired on 22-5-1990.   After passing his matriculation from Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Gujranwala he got admission in the Government College Lahore. In the year 1992 he passed his F.Sc. from Lahore obtaining 740 marks. He came back to Quetta and applied for a seat in the Bolan Medical College for the session 1992-93.   The Selection Committee constituted for the purpose interviewed the petitioner and asked him to disclose the reasons .about his passing of matriculation and Intermediate exams from outside the Province of Balochistan. The reason assigned by the petitioner was that he had gone there for getting better education. The Selection Committee was of the view that the reason assigned by the petitioner was not cogent and genuine, therefore, his application for admission was rejected under para. 29 of the Admission Policy of Bolan Medical College during the academic session 1992-93.   Feeling aggrieved from the order of the Selection Committee, the petitioner has challenged the same through present Constitutional petition.   Heard Ch. Muhammad Yousaf, Advocate for the petitioner, learned AdvocateGeneral Balochistan for Government of Balochistan, Mr. M.S. Rakhshani, Advocate for respondent No. 2, Mr. Shakil Ahmad, Advocate for Respondent No. 3 and Mr. Tariq Mehmobd, Advocate for respondent No. 4.   Various legal and Constitutional points were raised by Ch. Muhammad Yousaf, Advocate which shall be attended to by us at the proper stage of the judgment. However, as far as the facts are concerned it was contended by the learned counsel that the reason for the petitioner to leave Quetta for Gujranwala was the illness of his grandfather. In…
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