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(a) Constitution of Pakistan---.--- ---.----Art. 199---.---Constitutional petition---.---Educational institution---.---Fine of Rs.1,67,000 imposed on student by University for late submission of thesis---.---Propriety---.---Petitioner-student submitted her thesis in July 2006, much before the deadline for submission, i.e. December 2006---.---University returned thesis to student for making certain amendments therein---.---Petitioner got married in August 2006 and claimed that due to domestic responsibilities she could not submit the corrected thesis before the deadline of December 2006---.---Student filed an application with Rector of the University in September 2007 seeking submission of her corrected thesis---.---Said application remained pending with the University, and in January 2010, student was informed that her application had been accepted but she would have to pay a fine of Rs.167,000, calculated on basis of charges/dues for semesters from January 2006 to January 2010---.---Pleas of student were that she submitted her (original) thesis well within time much before the deadline, but could not submit her corrected thesis within the stipulated deadline; that delay in taking decision on her application for late submission of corrected thesis was not her fault---.---Validity---.---Persons on helm of affairs of educational institutions were expected to extend parental dealings to students and must not show any sort of hostility and ill-will, which might ruin the educational career of any student---.---Reasonableness and rationale were condition precedents to any order passed by the (educational) authority---.---Fine of Rs.1,67,000 imposed on the student was too harsh and against ordinary prudence---.---Even if such fine was considered as dues/charges (for the semesters), even then there was no justification to demand such a huge amount, as admittedly University did not provide any assistance, render any service or part any education to the student against the said amount---.---Rules of the University were also silent regarding the present matter---.---Invoking of any penal provision by the University had to be symbolic and without any commercial…

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