ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday reserved a verdict on a writ petition seeking cancellation of in-person A and O level exams.
Chief Justice Athar Minallah reserved the verdict after hearing arguments of the petitioners’ lawyer. It is likely to be pronounced later today.
“We can’t issue any instructions,” the judge observed, hinting at referring the matter to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to make a decision in this regard.
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Justice Minallah said courts can’t interfere in policy matters. “We can’t interfere in the NCOC’s policy decisions on the coronavirus,” he observed, noting the Government of Pakistan couldn’t issue any instructions to Cambridge as the former only facilitates the exams in the country.
“Do you want the court to restrain the government from taking exams?” the chief justice asked the petitioners’ counsel.
“There is no such a thing in his petition that is not the policy of Cambridge,” the lawyer contended. “My petition is not against Cambridge that gave two options. Saudi Arabia, Thailand and India opted for physical exams.”
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The court observed that only nine students have filed the petition. The nine petitioners can’t be the representative of thousands of other students who may want to sit the physical exams, Justice Minallah remarked.
It is noteworthy that the Sindh High Court (SHC) is also hearing a similar petition.
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