1995 PLP 1555 (CLC)
Miss SHAHNAZ AKHTAR‑‑‑Petitioner Versus THE GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB and another‑‑‑Respondents
| Citation | 1995 PLP 1555 (CLC) |
| Forum / Court | Lahore |
| Bench Members | Ahmad Saeed Awan, J |
| Parties | Miss SHAHNAZ AKHTAR‑‑‑Petitioner Versus THE GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB and another‑‑‑Respondents |
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Representation
- Shaista Kaiser for Petitioner.
- Ch. Muhammad Hussain Chatha for Respondents.
Headnotes / Summary
Educational institution‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑ Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Arts. 199 & 22‑‑‑Admission Form issued by Board of Intermediate and Secondary Examination containing note at the end, to the effect that those candidates whose residence was beyond four miles from the institution concerned, their admission forms should not be attested‑‑ Validity‑‑‑Respondent official conceding in Court that such note was in fact, not in consonance with Constitutional provision, and he would have no objection if the same was ordered to be deleted‑‑‑In terms of consenting statement of respondent and as per mandate of Art. 22 of the Constitution, Constitutional petition was partly accepted to the extent of deletion of note regarding instructions to attesting authority not to attest the form of candidate whose residence was outside the radius of four miles from the institution‑‑ Controller of Examination‑ was directed to entertain admission form of petitioner and to allow her to sit in the examination commencing from specified date.
Judgment & Decree
Ch. Muhammad Hussain Chatha for Respondents. This Constitution petition has been filed seeking declaration to the effect that admission form Annexure B issued by the Board of Intermediate and ‑Secondary Education, Gujranwala is illegal, void, ab initio, without lawful authority, discriminatory, unreasonable and against the Constitution.
2. In response to the notice issued by this Court, the Controller of Examination alongwith learned counsel for the respondent have very frankly conceded that note written at the end of the admission form which reads as under:‑‑ is not in consonance with the Constitutional provisions and has no objection if the same is ordered to be deleted.
3. The main hurdle standing in the way of petitioner in presenting his admission form before the Board was Urdu Note aforementioned.
4. In this view 9f the matter and according to the mandate of Article 22 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, this petition is partly accepted to the extent of deletion of note regarding instructions to the attesting authority not to attest the form of candidates whose residence is outside the radious of four miles from the institution.
5. The Controller of Examination present in Court is directed to entertain the admissions form of the petitioner and allow her to sit in the examination commencing 16th March, 1995. With this direction, this petition stands disposed of. A.A./S‑698/L Order accordingly.