LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday allowed time to the Pakistan Bar Council to submit its reply to a petition challenging authority of the Punjab University to recognise degrees of law graduates.

A young lawyer filed the petition contending that after the formation of Legal Education Rules 2015, the sole authority to recognise the LLB degree vested in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Bar Council (PBC). And other than LLB degree, the sole authority to issue equivalence vested in HEC under Section 10 of Higher Education Commission Ordinance, he said.

Representing the petitioner, Advocate Sheraz Zaka argued the PU established a department for issuing equivalence certificates to students to get admission to the varsity’s post-graduate programme.


PU Law College announces classes from today


The counsel said the PU equivalence department was illegal as the sole authority to issue equivalence and recognise law degree vested in the HEC.

The varsity’s counsel said the petition was based on mala fide and should be dismissed.

Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh adjourned the hearing till Nov 15 and allowed another opportunity to the PBC to file a reply.

Previously, the HEC’s legal adviser supported the petition and admitted that the power to recognise degree with respect to any subject solely vested in the commission and not in the university.

LLB Classes: The Punjab University (PU) Law College administration has announced that classes of LLB Part II and III will begin from Wednesday (today).

The classes were facing a delay because of a case of admissions to the LLB three-year programme in Lahore High Court (LHC).

“Since the case was pending, PU Law College could not admit students to the three-year LLB Part I. Now after the LHC verdict, we have advertised for admissions for both LLB three and five years,” a PU spokesman said on Tuesday.

Earlier, the LHC had allowed admissions to the LLB three-year programme for the current academic year after hearing a civil miscellaneous filed by PU Law College administration seeking permission to admit students.

Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2016

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