' RANA BHAGWANDAS, J---Petitioners seek review of this Court judgment dated 22-3-2001 in aforesaid civil appeals whereby reservation of quota for admission to Medical Colleges was declared to be illegal and without lawful authority except for disabled persons within the meaning of "Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981 (Ordinance XL of 1981), students domiciled in FATA and under-developed districts as well as Azad Kashmir and Northern Area, Afghan Refugees who have taken school and intermediate education in the educational institutions situated within those areas, and students of foreign countries on reciprocal basis for a period of seven years for the time being.
2. Petitioners seek to review the declaration of this Court to the extent of student's domiciled in Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas on the ground that they were not parties to the writ petitions before the Lahore High Court, out of which the appeals arose and also for the reason that neither there is any medical College established in such areas nor well equipped schools and colleges for imparting pre-medical education. Another ground pointed out by learned Attorney-General, which must be taken note for partial review of the judgment appears to be the glaring fact that students settled in Azad Kashmir do not hold and possess the domicile of any place in Pakistan. There can be no cavil with the proposition that the students of Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir were neither arrayed as parties to the proceedings before the Lahore High Court nor had any of them appealed against the impugned judgment of the Lahore High Court before this Court. On this sole ground, which in our view is by itself sufficient, we are inclined to accept the prayer and allow partial review of the judgment dated 22-3-2001 with the observation that condition of receiving pre-medical education in such areas attached to reserved seats in, the earlier judgment shall not apply to students of Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas.
3. Learned Attorney-General also pointed out that the time limit fixed in respect of students of foreign origin on reciprocal basis would also be unnecessary as it is common practice throughout the world to admit students of origin on reciprocal basis, which apart from extending mutual cooperation and cohesion between the countries also adds to the revenue of the State. There can be no difference of opinion with the submission of the learned Attorney-General, which is just, fair and reasonable on the face of it and appears to have escaped the notice of the Bench. We would, therefore, clarify that the condition of time limit would not apply in the case of students of foreign countries for their admission on reciprocal basis to the Medical Colleges.
4. Judgment under review is modified to the extent indicated above and petitions disposed of accordingly.