IHC directs PMDC to decide college's registration on merit.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday directed Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM and DC) to grant registration of a private medical college if it met the council's criteria and standard.

The court asked the council to appoint honest inspectors to conduct inspection of the private college in light of PMDC's rules and procedure.

Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of IHC conducted hearing on a private medical college's petition seeking its registration with the council after termination of Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC).

During the course of proceeding, the petitioner's lawyer pleaded that his client college was included in first list issued by the PM and DC but it was not part of the second list. They had approached the council to fill all student seats but the college was informed that all decisions of PMC had been cancelled by the IHC.

To this, the...