KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) Wednesday directed Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) to extend registration deadline for the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) from November 2 to November 6.
A division bench of SHC headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar issued orders during the hearing of a petition challenging the admission policy adopted by PMC.
PMC had announced last week that aspiring doctors and dentists could apply for MDCAT by November 2 and scheduled the test for November 15 and declared that tests will be administered by the National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS).
During the hearing, PMC counsel Zeeshan Abdullah submitted a written statement before the bench, contending that the petitioners had not specified which rights were being violated. He added that the petitioners belong to a private college, alleging that they were interfering in matters concerning PMC.
Arguing that the petition was based on malice, Abdullah said “section 18 of the PMC Act clarifies the admission policy.”
The lawyer added that the commission has not stopped colleges in Sindh from taking additional admission tests and lamented that the provincial government failed to send its representative to inter-provincial committee meetings called to develop a joint syllabus for admission.
Following the arguments, the court directed petitioners to submit a reply to PMC’s written statement and ordered PMC counsel to ensure the commission’s website was updated with the new registration deadline. Court made the statement of PMC record of the case.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020
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