LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday restrained the University of Health Sciences (UHS) from transferring students of private medical colleges under its readmission policy.

A counsel representing several students submitted before the court that the petitioners got admissions to different private medical & dental colleges in MBBS and BDS and started their study for session 2019-20.

He said the provincial government and the UHS later introduced readmission policy on the pretext of violation of merit in the admissions.

He said the university claimed to have received complaints from the students affected by the admission policy of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC) under which the candidates were to choose three colleges at the most in their `order of preference`.

The counsel said the government decided to seek fresh `order of preference` for all private medical & dental colleges of the province. He contended that the readmission police would disturb the education of the students and ruin their career.

He asked the court to set aside the impugned policy and order the UHS and the government to sustain admissions of the petitioners made under the PMDC policy.

Justice Ayesha A. Malik sought replies from the respondents and restrained the university from disturbing the admissions of the petitioners till next date of hearing to be fixed later.