Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

Constitution of Pakistan (1973) Art. 199 read with Punjab University Courses of Reading and Outline-of Tests, 1970-Rules or Regulations prescribing courses and outlines of test in force; at time of examination-Continue to govern examinee as long as in force and not when changed-Petitioner failing to pass in two subjects in examination held in 1970 but passing in one in 1971 and in another in 1972-Rules in meantime, however, changed fixing total, marks in each subject at 150 instead of 10) as in 1970 examination-Petitioner, held, can not claim to have obtained marks as against the total of 200 of both subjects.                                                                                                              ORDER The Annual Examination of B.Sc. Class was held by, the University of the Punjab, Lahore in the month of June of the year 1970. The petitioner did not take that examination. He appeared in the Supplementary Examination which was held in November/ December 1970. The roll number of the petitioner was 992 and he qualified only in English (compulsory) and Arabic (optional). He obtained 112 marks in English out of 200 and 77 marks in Arabic out of 100. There is no dispute about these marks. 2. The petitioner did not appear for the remaining subjects in the Annual Examination held in July 1971, however, he took the Supplementary examination of 1971 under Roll No. 1082 and qualified in 'Zoology' and obtained 87 marks out of 150. He then appeared in the Annual Examination of 1972 and qualified in `Botany'. His Roll No. was 20413. He obtained 86 marks out of 150. 3. This writ petition has been filed for getting a direction issued that the marks obtained by the petitioner in the subjects of 'Zoology' and `Botany' should have been given considering 200 as the total marks and not 150. Reliance for this purpose is placed on `Annex. A' which is an abstract…