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| 2026 SLG 868 = 2026 SLD 868 |
F.C.P.L.A No.14 of 2025 (Against the Order dated 06.11.2025 passed by High Court of Sindh, Circuit Court Larkana, in CP No. D-670/2025)
Presented By: Justice AAMER FAROOQ Justice ROZI KHAN BARRECH
For Petitioners: Ghayoor Abbas Shahani, ASC For
Respondent: In-Person Assisted by: Barrister Zarrar Haider Bhatti, Law Clerk Date of Hearing: 07.01.2026
Vice Chancellor Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University & others
VERSUS
Altaf Hussain Somroo …Petitioners …Respondent
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 199 (1)(a)(i), 199(1)(c), 25-A, 189, 201, 187
Summary
The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan examined whether a High Court, while exercising jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, can grant relief based purely on equity or compassion in the absence of any legal provision.
The case arose when the Sindh High Court directed a medical university to conduct a “special/super supplementary examination” for a student who missed exams due to illness (kidney transplant). This direction was given despite no law or rule permitting such an exam.
The Federal Constitutional Court held that: