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SHC quashes notification for fresh entry tests for admission in medical colleges

By PPI
December 05, 2017

Karachi: The Sindh High Court SHC here Tuesday issued verdict against holding fresh entry test for admission in the government-run medical colleges of the provinces and quashed the notification of Sindh government in this regard.

The apex court in the previous hearing had already suspended operation of the notification of Sindh government to conduct fresh entry test for admission in the government-run medical colleges of the province.

The constitutional petition number 7852-2017 was filed by Pasban-e-Pakistan President Altaf Shakoor and a candidate for admission in medical college against the government decision to cancel the results of NTS tests for admissions in the government-run medical colleges and universities of the province.

The petitioner had prayed to declare the government notification dated 11-11-2017 for cancelling the NTS results for admissions in medical colleges and universities as null and void.

The petitioners had submitted that the NTS is reputed company involved in providing services for conducting various examinations tests screening processes for the government and other institutions.

The petitioners had denied the allegations of entry paper leak and said that the impugned notification was issued without lawful authority is liable to be declared as null and void.

They had prayed that petitioner Haziq Khursheed is entitled to be given admission in medical college university in accordance with the result of the NTS entry test requesting the apex court to declare that no fresh test is required.

They had also prayed to declare that the test results of the entry test for MBBS and BDS for session 2017 18 are valid and liable to be acted upon.