Case Details

Citation(s)
2014 SLG 2732 2014 SLD 2732 2014 PLD 86
Balochistan High Court
Constitutional Petitions Nos. 194 and 216 of 2013, decided on 23rd October, 2013. heard on: 12th September, 2013.
QAZI FAEZ ISA, CHIEF, JUSTICE AND MUHAMMAD KAMRAN MULAKHAIL, JUSTICE
Kamran Murtaza for Petitioner. Shai Haq Asstt. A.G. for
Respondents Nos 1 and 2. Naseebullah Tareen for
Respondent No.3.

Syed NAZEER AGHA and anothers

VS

GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary and 4 others

Law:

Section:

Constitution of Pakistan---.--- ---.----Arts.25-A & 199---.---Constitutional petition---.---Right to education---.---Grievance of petitioner was that Provincial Government was not providing books to students of government schools---.---Validity---.---State to ensure that all children go to school and remain in school---.---Duty cast upon the State was not even close to fulfilment and amongst children the girls were being neglected the most---.---Merely constructing a school and providing free textbooks was not enough to get children to school---.---Environment was needed to be created whereby there was desire on the part of parents to send their children to school and the school environment was such that it beckoned children who would be unhappy to miss school---.---High Court directed that Provincial Government to carry out a physical audit of schools situated in each district of province and to maintain a hardcopy as well as a computerized/photographic record with names of teachers employed/posted at each school and periodically to update the same; that Provincial Government should measure lands on which schools were situated and relevant entries be made in revenue records to secure the same and to prevent encroachment and illegal transfer of school properties; that Provincial Government to ensure that school buildings display in conspicuous place the fact that it was a school and within the school building there should be disclosure of teachers employed at each school; that Provincial Government should inform the Board about number of subjects and books that were required for next academic year well in advance and Finance Department should make necessary allocation in budget; that Board should print and distribute school books in timely manner to ensure that the same were available when academic year would start; that Principal or teachers of each school should maintain a record of children attending school and mark their daily attendance; that Education department, Provincial Government should devise a comprehensive format for inspection of schools and District Education Officer should ensure that such inspection was carried out periodically in his/her…
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