Dissolution Of Hec: Court adjourns petition indefinitely

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday adjourned for an indefinite period the hearing of a writ petition challenging the dissolution of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), noting that issue was already pending in the Supreme Court.

The petition was filed by Advocate Fahad Ahmed Siddiqi, who said that the HEC was established to facilitate institutions imparting higher education. He said the government had decided to dissolve the HEC and devolve its functions to the provinces. He asked the court to direct the government to abstain from dissolving the HEC. He also requested the court to summon the chairperson of the Implementation Commission and ask him about the ‘extraneous’ considerations on the basis of which he had formed an opinion that the HEC did not fall within the scope of federal legislation.



Published in The Express Tribune, April 13^th, 2011.