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Calendar of the University of the Punjab------- Regln. 37---Constitution of . Pakistan (1973), Art.199---Constitutional petition---Educational institution---Grace marks, grant of---Candidate was short of 4 marks in aggregate of Part I and Part II of M.A. Examination--­University officials refused to extend benefit of Regln.37 of Calendar of the University of the Punjab without any decision of Board of Examiners--­Validity---Matter of grace marks could only be decided by the Board of Examiners and not any other functionary from the University---Refusal of grace marks by the University officials was without lawful authority and of no legal effect---High Court directed the University to place the case of the candidate before Board of Examiners who would proceed to decide the claim in accordance with law---Petition was allowed accordingly. JUDGMENT Petitioner has been taken the M.A. English Examination Part I and Part II between 1995 Annual and 1997 Annual. The net result has been that he was declared pass bpth in Part I and Part II papers and fell short by four marks in the aggregate. His case is that being a borderline case, he is entitled to be declared pass by granting him four grace marks in M.A. Part I as per Regulation No.37 appearing in the Calendar of the Punjab University. Instead of the grant of grace marks, he has been declared fail in Part I Examination and it is this failure declaration which is subjected to challenge in this petition on the ground that petitioner has been strongly denied four grace marks and that petitioner is being discriminated as some of the students have been granted grace marks. 2. In the comments, the claim is denied and it is stated that Regulation No.37 is not applicable to the case of the petitioner. In fact, it is…

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