Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1962

Section: 25-A,199

Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Arts. 25-A & 199--- Constitutional petition--- Fundamental rights--- Right to education--- Scope--- Petitioner sought indulgence of High Court for direction to authorities repairing and development of schools in question---Authorities assured High Court that maximum development work would be carried out throughout the Province without any discrimination---Effect--- Word 'fundamental' was purposely used to place such rights on higher pedestal than other common rights available to a citizen and also to emphasize upon their importance as being fundamental to the life and existence of citizens--- Constitution guarantees number of valuable fundamental rights to citizens of Pakistan--- Every such right is valuable and important in its own way but right to education is one of the most important rights and is actually 'fundamental' in its literal sense--- Education changes and improves the vision, thinking, knowledge, outlook and attitude of its recipients and resultantly their quality of life and that of their family members improves--- High Court directed to issue notices to concerned authorities for compliance of commitment given in the Court --- Constitutional Petition was allowed accordingly. PLD 2014 SC 350 ref. THIS ORDER PASSED BY: NADEEM AKHTAR, JUSTICE:---.--- Both these Constitutional Petitions are being disposed of by this common order as the questions raised therein are common. 2. The petitioners have alleged that the subject school buildings in Districts Badin and Matiari are in dilapidated and dangerous condition, and are not fit or safe for the use of children who come there regularly for education purposes. They have further alleged that respondent No. 1 / Education Department, Government of Sindh, has failed to take any step for the repairs and maintenance of the said Government school buildings due to which students are forced to get education in open spaces adjacent to their schools. It is urged by them that the Education Department, Government of Sindh, has turned a deaf ear to the problems of the education sector, more particularly to the dilapidated school buildings. It is further urged that education is a…

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