ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH,

CIRCUIT COURT, HYDERABAD.

C.P No.D-738 of 2015

DATE        ORDER WITH SIGNATURE OF JUDGE

1. For katcha peshi.

2. For hearing of MA No.3533/2015.

28-04-2015.

Mr. Nazeer Ahmed Bhatti advocate for petitioner.

Mr. Zulfiquar Ali Rajput, Standing Counsel for respondent No.1.

Mr. Mukhtiar Ahmed Khanzada, State Counsel.

Mr. Kashif Hussain, Senior Master, Beacon-House School System, Qasimabad Campus.

Notices issued to respondent No.2 but none appeared for them.

The petitioner has sought direction against the respondent No.2 to accept the Examination and Enrolment Forms of the petitioner and allow him to appear in the Examination of HSC Part-1 in Group Pre-Engineering for the year 2014-2015. It has been further prayed that the respondent No.1 be directed to correct the Equivalency Certificate of the petitioner in which Group “Arts” has been wrongly written instead of Group Science. The Equivalency Certificate issued by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen, Government of Pakistan is attached as annexure ‘G’, page-41, which shows in bold heading as Group “Arts”.

The representative of Beacon-House School is also present and submitted the copy of Rules for equating qualifications and marks. Rule 1.1.2 pertains to the British System, in which it is clearly mentioned “to qualify for Science Group it is necessary to pass Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology / Computer Science. Rest will be placed in General / Arts / Humanities Group”. The representative of the School pointed out transcripts of the petitioner which are attached at pages 15 to 19 and under the head of computer studies 7010, the petitioner has obtained 11 marks out of 100 and again at page-17, 0 marks out of 100 and at page-19, again 0 out of 100 marks. He submitted that for the Science Group it is necessary for the candidate to pass examination of Computer Science, failing which he will be placed in the General / Arts / Humanities Groups.

To a question raised by this Court whether Inter Board Committee had any mistake while issuing Equivalency Certificate for the petitioner in Group ‘Arts’. The representative of School clearly stated that the Equivalency Certificate was issued as per rules and there was no question of any mistake.

After arguing at some length, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he does not press this petition and petitioner will approach to the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen. On his statement, the petition is disposed of accordingly.

          JUDGE

          JUDGE

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