Dr. Amjad Farooq Vs Govt

JUDGMENT SIII.,I.,'I'

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Sr"rrcical I)c par'ln.rcrrt, Ayub Mcdical lrrsritrrLc (Alvli1, z\hbottabacl, has invokcd thc constitLrrionaI juriscliction o1' this Court undcr n rticlc 199 ol' Lhc (bnstitr-rtion ol lslarnic [{cpublic ol l)akistarr, i97-i.

r".ith thc lbliowing praycr:-

"ll is, lherefore, humbl-1' prtyed thfil 0n ucceplonce 0f th( inst nl b,ril pelili0n, respond?nls fl,o.1' grficiousl.y ha directcd to l)ro !ot( iha petilioner /r.r lssistunt l'ro/esu:r in Urology (BPS-18) heing eligibla os pcr scltioril.y/

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cligibilit.y agtinst 50'/o tluolu ,'t'\(rr(l ./br in rcrt'it'r' inslilulional emplo.yee o/ lhc Irtslitule. Any otlter relic./ whit'lt lhis Llonourublc Courl lcems oppropriute in lhe circun*ttnces o/ thc ctse m(1, ulrq bc grunlcl."

2 li'icl'lacts, as gathcrcd lionr rccold ol thc casc, arc that pctitioncr was provisionally appoinLccl as Scnior I{cgistrar Sulgical in lll)S- l8 on 17 .01 .20lr0, subjcct to approval ol' thc Managcmcnt (louncil; that thc scrviccs ol' thc pctitioncr wcrc s ubscclr-rcr-rtJy rcgularizcd in vicw o['thc approval ol' thc Managcrncnl Council vidc OIllcc Ordcr datcd 08.07 20 I 1; that thc pcririoncr has go1 his rhr.cc ycars post lcllowship cxpcr.icncc in IJrolou1, rv.c.l .luly,2Ol2 to July, 2015 and hc was artachcd wirh A1,Lrb Mcclical Collcgc in tcachin.e cadrc; that thc pctitioncr has go1 thc dcgr.cc ol' Ircllowship liorl (.'ollcgc o1' [)hysicians and Surgcons l)akistal (lfclrs) ll) 2006; fiat rcspondcnt No.4 advcrtiscd onc post ol'Assistanl l)rolbssor in LJrology (lllrs-18) in I)aily Mashraq, I)cshawar datcd 10.07.2015 with cul.ol'l' datc as 30.07.2015 lor subnrission ol' applications; lhat thc pctitioncr having lcclr-risilc i thlcc vcars cxpcricncc was cligiblc to bc pror-rrotcd

as Assistanl I'roli:ssor against 500% c1uo1a rcscrvcd lirr in scrvicc institirtional ctlplol'ccs as l)cr' Itc{rLrlations 37 and 3tl ol'Pakistan Mcdical & I)cnta.l (louncil l{cgulations lor thc Appointrncnt ol- lraculty I)rolcssorial Stal'l'/ Iixarrincrs / I'rincipals / l)cans i Administrativc Stal'f in [)nclcrgradualc & I)ostglacluatc Mcdical & I)cntal lnstitutions ol' l)al<istan 20 I I ("PM&l)C llcgulations, 201 l "), antl thc pctitioncl has lllcd dcpartrncntal rcprcscntation to rcspondcnt No.4 in this rcgard br-rt no rcply was corrrrr-rnicalcd to thc pctitiorrcr. llcncc, thc instanl wlrt pctr[rot].

) 'l hc ol'llcial rcspondcnts No.2 1o 4 us wcll as privatc rcspondcnt No.(r wct'c put to noticc wlro contcstcd thc pctition by Iiling thcir para-wisc conlmcnts. rvhcrcin. thcy controvct'tcd thc staltcc ol thc pctitioncr rcgarcling his promotion against thc 1-rost o1'Assistant I)rolcssor tJrology intcr alia on thc grouncl that thc pctitioncr was not having thc rcclrrisitc cxpcricncc in spccialtv o I' 't.lroloet,' -+ Argllmcnls ol'lcarncd counscl lirr thc partics hcard and rccord pcruscd with thcir ablc assrstancc

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C 5. I)crusal o1- rccord would rcvcal thal a vacant posl o1' Assistant I)rol-cssor lJrology (l]l'S-1 8) u,as atlvcrtiscd by rcspondcnt No.4 on I 0.07'201 5 with cutoll'datc as 30.07.2015 lbr submissions ot' applications. l'hc pctitioncr alongwith othcrs applicd lirl thc said posl and thc maltcr lbr sclcction o1'Assistanl I'ro1'cssor was cxamincd by thc Scruliny (lornmittcc in its mccting hcld on I 5.09.20 1 5, 17.09.2015 and 23.09.2015, and linally rccolr-r ln cn dccl rcspondcnt No.(r. I)r. I;ahccnl-r"rl-l lacl Iirr thc said post and thc pctitioncr \vas not considcrcd duc to lack ol' rcquisilc cxpericncc itr 'tJrolo.qyl. Ilowcvcr, thc claim ol thc pctitioncr in tl.rc prcscnl pctition lllcd on 08.12.201 5, lil' hrs pronrolion against thc posl ol'Assistant I'l'olcssot' tjrology, is bascd on l{cgulation No.37 o1' the l'}M&l)C Ilcgulations, 201 1 . 'l'hc said I{c.euiation cn v isagcs thal

"37.50% posls rf Assistant I'ro.fessor be reserved ./br ./iling ./rom mongst lha Senior Registrars tt the Institution wlto rnrr.e.tess level II I quulifit:utions."

ArLnittcdly, thc pclitioncr is IrCI)S in surgcry l lowcvcr, hc claimcd thrcc ycars I caching

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{ lixpcricncc in tlrology as a Scnior Itcgistrar and in tl-ris rcgard l'rc has rclicd on thc 'I ixpcricn cc Ccrtillcatc' datcd 06. I .201 5 1 issuccl by '['caching Su pcrintcr.rclcnt listablishmcnt, Ayub Ilospital, Abbottabad and latcr on hc also procluccd lctrcr datccl 01 . I 1 .20 l7 with caption 'llsQgtrXllrn al- Ilrpcricncc' . which was issucd on tl-rc lcttcrhcad o1' I'M&IX] on thc rcclucst/application o1' thc pctitioncr'. l'his Court dccrns i1 appropriatc 1tr rcploducc thc contcnts of borh thc abovcrncntioncrl ccltilicatcs, l.rclcin bclow lbr rcady ta 1iry4s ' li.rlrriartt:c ('art i.fit:utc 'l hi.; is to cct'ti/r thul l)r. lntjad )itunoq Senior llcgi.\tr(tr htr.s c:ontplclccl 03 yaurs l'ost l"cllov,,;hip l euching e.rpcricrtt:c in Urologt l)cporlncnl, .4),ub leochirtg I lo.s ltirul. .ll bort,tltcrtl /l.om .hrly 20 I 2 ro .luly 20I 5. "

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lhc cntirc casc of thc pctitioncr rcvolvcs aroun(l I irr:sc tlr,o ccrtificatcs , which nccd to hc consiclcrccl in tirc light ol'I'}M&DC lLceulations' 201 l lt is r,r,u rth mcntioning tliat I{cgrrlations ibid havc bccn liamccl by thc I)M&I)C in cxct'cisc ol- powcrs corrlcrrccl undcr scction 33(2) ol' PM&DC O rd inan ce 1962, which arc aPPlicablc t.o :rppoinlrrcnts and prornotions in all Mcdical and l)cntal lnstitLltions rccognizcd undcr tl'rc Orclinancc, 1962 (llausc 7 o1'thc l'M&l)C R. Cg ulations. 201 I proviticri lirt' issuancr' ol' Expcricncc Ccrtificatc; lbr thc sat<c o1'convcnicncc, thc satrc is rcproduccd bc lorv

"1 . 'l caching |ixpcncncc Ccrtificatc shall bc issucd by ll'rc Ilcgistrar or an ol'flccr' dcsignatcd by thc l)rcs idct'rt only upon ccrtiflcation ol' tcaching cxpcricncc by' thc I'rincipal lor cascs in [)al<istan or an aulhority oompctcnt to do so fbr ovcrscas cascs.

lrxpcricncc ccrtilicatc shall bc issucd by PN4&lxl on thc cxpcricncc ccrtillcatc ccrtillccl by thc Plincipal/dcan. An cxpcricncc ccrtilicatc by thc Mcdical Supcrintcndcnt or inchargc of an attachcd tcaching hospital shall not bc :rcccptcd unlcss countcrsiqnccl by tl.rc l)rincipal. On lhc rcqucst ol thc I)rincipal or

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I)can, thc I{cgistrar maY atncncl tl-rc cxpcricncc ccrti li catc ah'cady issr-rcd."

lhc ibicl clausc clcarly cnvisagcs thal cxpcficncc ccrtillcatc shall bc issucd by thc I{cgistrar or an olliccr dcsignalcd by thc l)rcsidcnt only uporr ccltiljcarion o1' tcaching cxpct'icncc by thc l)rincipal Ibr cascs in l)akistan ot'an authority compctcnt to do so lbr ovcrscas cascs. lixpcricncc ccrlillcalc shall bc issr-rcd by I'M&l)C on thc cxpcricncc ccrti ficatc ccrli llccl by Lhc Principal/l)can. Att cxpcricncc ccrli[icatc by thc Mcdical Supclintcndcnt of irrcl'rargc o1'an altachcd tcaching hospital shall not bc acccplcd unlcss countcrsigncd by thc I']rincipal 6 Now whcn placing both thc cxpcricncr:

ccrtillcatcs with thc abovcmcntioncd clausc 7 ol- thc PM&lxl Rcgulations, 2011 in iLrxla position, it bccor.r-rc crystal cicar that nonc of thcrl lullllls thc n-randatory rccluircrncnt o[- thc clausc ibid, as thc lblnrcr issucd by Supcrintcndcnt Irstablishmcnt, Ayub l'caching Ilospital, Abbottabad, lvhcrcas thc lattcr was issucd on ll11l20l7 on thc lcttcrhcad o1' PM&l)C during pcndcncy ol prcscrrt w,rit pctit,ion, that kro, on thc application o{'thc pctitioncr. Ilc that i

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,i Scr.utinv (lorntnittcc on 23 .09.20 1 -5, lrc tlrcn bv tal<ing a tum around challcngccl thc said dccisiotr bclirrc this (lourt in thc prescnt writ pctition thcrcby sccl<ing his prornotion undcr clausc 37 ol' thc I)M&I)C llcgulations, 201 I against tl'rc said vacanl post. 'l'hus, this Court is ol- thc vicw that oncc hc had parricipatcd in thc cntirc sclcction proccss thcn hc could not takc thc bcncfit of- clausc 37 ol- ILcgulations ibid, as thc post in clucstion was not rcscrvcd lbr promotion quota.

In vicu, ol- abovc, thc prcscnt writ pclition is without any substancc, hcncc disrrrisscd as such.

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