F. I. REBELLO, J.

( 1 ) RULE. Heard forthwith. These petitions are being disposed of by common order as the facts are similar and they involve the same question of law. All the petitioners have passed M. B. B. S. Degree from universities in Pakistan. They approached this court placing reliance on a Notification dated 14th February, 1992. By that Notification in exercise of the powers under sub-section (3) of Section 12 of the Indian Medical Council act, 1956 the Central Government after consultation with the Medical Council of India amended the Second Schedule and included the following Universities from Pakistan with the degree as notified in the Second Schedule. The universities were :- university of Sind M. B. B. S. Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of Surgery U. Karachi. University of Sind M. B. B. S. Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of Surgery U. Sind.- university of Punjab M. B. B. S. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery U. Punjab.

( 2 ) ON behalf of the respondents various replies were filed. After hearing the petitioners and respondents for sometime, prima facie we were of the view that as the degree obtained by the petitioners fell within the Second Sched