Islamabad (Web Desk): The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dropped the suo motu proceedings which were earlier heard by a bench led by Justice Qazi Faez Isa examining the regulation about a grant of 20 additional marks to a Hafiz-e-Quran student while admitting them for an MBBS/BDS degree.
A six-member larger bench headed by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan and comprising Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha A Malik, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi stated that a written order would be issued on other aspects of the matter.
The court remarked that the suo motu case has become infructuous after an amendment in the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) regulation. The bench held that suo motu proceedings were closed after an amendment in the PMDC regulation.
On March 30, A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Shahid Waheed, issued a majority order of 2-1 in a suo moto case regarding the grant of 20 marks to Hafiz-e-Quran while seeking admission in MBBS/BDS Degree under Regulation 9(9) of the MBBS and BDS (Admissions, House Job and Internship) Regulations, 2018.
