On Tuesday, the Sindh High Court sent notices in response to a case brought by a number of applicants challenging the results of the province's most recent MDCAT exam, requesting that the test be ruled invalid and that a new one be administered.

Notices were sent to the Sindh Health Secretary, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), and the Federal Investigation Agency on October 9 by a division bench made up of Justice Amjad Ali Sahito and Salahuddin Panhwar.

Mohammad Shabbir Ahmed moved the SHC alongside 14 other candidates, claiming that the DUHS had conducted the MDCAT in the province on September 22.

A day before the exam, they claimed that several papers with information that had been leaked appeared on social media. They also voiced grave concerns about the honesty, equity, and openness of the exam procedure.

They contended that a considerable proportion of pupils had achieved 199, out of 200, in the MDCAT 2024–25 for the first time, according to the results making the rounds on social media.

The petitioners claimed that the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University administration had also contacted the SSP-Larkana to file a complaint against individuals suspected of making false claims and engaging in widespread exam cheating.

They also mentioned that the university has formed an internal committee to look into these differences.

They said that despite a thorough investigation into the paper leak incident from the previous year, no appreciable steps were made in response to the definitive report, and the absence of follow-up activities created questions about who would be held accountable.

The petitioners sought the court to declare the exam given on September 22 null and void and order a retake of the MDCAT, citing an earlier ruling on the same topic by the SHC.

In addition, they asked for orders to halt the test's results, prevent the respondents from starting the admissions procedure, and establish a cooperative investigation team to look into the issue.