Endorsing PHC: Apex court bars BISE from charging for document corrections
PHC had earlier stated corrections supported by court decrees did not have to be paid for.
PESHAWAR:
The Supreme Court (SC) upheld the decision of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) barring the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) from collecting fees from candidates who want corrections made in their educational documents and have a court decree.
On Thursday, a division bench of SC Peshawar bench comprising Justice Saqib Nisar and Justice Shiekh Azmat Hanif endorsed the decision and dismissed BISE’s appeal.
The bench was informed that according to the rules of the board if any candidate wants to get corrections made in documents, a court decree is required. After accepting the decree, the board charges a fee for the process.
The court was further informed that following a petition of Advocate Khalid Rehman, PHC had declared the collection of fee null and void once a court decree is issued.
Counsel of the applicant, Advocate Shakila, said the board is bound to follow the directives of the court but the verdict is against board rules. The board will face losses of millions of rupees annually if the fee is exempted. She requested the apex court to restore the fee collection and nullify the PHC’s decision.
After hearing the arguments, the bench dismissed the petition and endorsed PHC’s decision.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2014.
The Supreme Court (SC) upheld the decision of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) barring the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) from collecting fees from candidates who want corrections made in their educational documents and have a court decree.
On Thursday, a division bench of SC Peshawar bench comprising Justice Saqib Nisar and Justice Shiekh Azmat Hanif endorsed the decision and dismissed BISE’s appeal.
The bench was informed that according to the rules of the board if any candidate wants to get corrections made in documents, a court decree is required. After accepting the decree, the board charges a fee for the process.
The court was further informed that following a petition of Advocate Khalid Rehman, PHC had declared the collection of fee null and void once a court decree is issued.
Counsel of the applicant, Advocate Shakila, said the board is bound to follow the directives of the court but the verdict is against board rules. The board will face losses of millions of rupees annually if the fee is exempted. She requested the apex court to restore the fee collection and nullify the PHC’s decision.
After hearing the arguments, the bench dismissed the petition and endorsed PHC’s decision.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2014.