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The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench on Tuesday restored manual system in all in all Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISEs).
Punjab Teachers’ Union had filed a petition in the LHC against the online system. The court in its ruling directed the authorities concerned to restore manual system in all the Intermediate and Secondary Education Boards. The court in its decision maintained that there is no use of online system due to load shedding which is being carried out up to 18 hours. The LHC has extended the date of submission of Intermediate examination forms till March 28.
WHY BUILD PLAZAS FOR CARS? LHC CJ Azmat Saeed on Tuesday sought details of per day income of Liberty Park and Ride Plaza from Punjab government and Lahore Development Authority on a petition challenging its construction. The CJ passed the order on a petition filed by Muhammad and Ahmad, a public interest litigation, and 9 traders. Earlier, LDA’s counsel arguing the case submitted that the government had invested Rs 670 million on the construction of plaza. However, the court observed that huge amount had been spent from public exchequer to provide parking facility to a few hundred cars which could be provided without construction of plaza. The petitioners’ counsel drew court’s attention to the question whether LDA could make changes in master plan and construction could be allowed on a park. He submitted that the parking plaza was constructed on a park which was being maintained by the Parks and Horticulture Authority. The LDA’s counsel said that the plaza had been constructed and the shops were sold whereas the shop keepers were not made party, therefore, Lacches law would be applicable. But, the CJ asked LDA’s counsel that if it was admitted that the petitioners approached a bit late and did not implead shop keepers as party then could it be right to convert a park into parking plaza. The court adjourned the hearing till April 5.
REMAND FOR PIC DRUG ACCUSED: A Model Town court on Tuesday extended physical remand of 13 accused, involved in supply of spurious medicine which claimed the lives of nearly 150 cardiac patients registered with Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), for another four-day. Shadman police produced 13 accused before the court and sought their physical remand to carry out investigation. Judicial Magistrate Maqsood Anjum accepted the request and extended four days remand directing to produce them again on March 24.It is pertinent to mention that the nine accused belong to Efroze Chemical Industry, Karachi while two belong to a Lahore-based medicine supply company and two belong to PIC stores section.