Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199, 25-A

Constitution of Pakistan, 1973-- ----Arts. 199--Writ petition--Right to education--Digital education--Laptop scheme--Province-wide policy--Educational equality--Principles of policy--Digital accessibility--Public interest--Direction to government--Compliance report--Mere departmental discussions, without a structured and enforceable policy, were insufficient to address pressing educational requirements of youth of Province--Prima facie, access to digital educational tools formed an essential component of modern educational infrastructure and directly contributed towards equal educational opportunity, academic enhancement, research facilitation, and reduction of educational disparity between privileged and underprivileged students--Chief Secretary, Government of Sindh, along with School Education, College Education, Universities & Boards, Science & Information Technology, and Finance Departments, was directed to finalize and introduce a comprehensive province-wide laptop scheme policy, including categorization of beneficiaries at intermediate, college, and university levels--Order accordingly. [P. 70] B, C & D Constitution of Pakistan, 1973-- ----Art. 25-A--Modern educational Systems--In modern educational systems, digital accessibility was no longer a luxury but had assumed character of a necessity for ensuring meaningful participation in contemporary learning environments--Consequently, right to education guaranteed under Article 25-A of Constitution could not be interpreted in a narrow or restricted sense--Rather, Constitutional guarantee of education had to be construed in a progressive and purposive manner to make education effective, accessible, and meaningful in practical terms.     …