' MUHAMMAD KHALID ALVI, J.--- Petitioner is student of 1st Semester M.A. (English) Evening Session.
She was declared to be deficient in lectures in the subject of study skills & Literary Forms and Movement (LFM), therefore, she was not allowed to sit in the final examination.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred two cases; one of Miss Sidra Parween and the other of Miss Hira Naz, who were also in the same session with the petitioner. They were also deficient in lectures but were allowed to sit in the examination, therefore, it is contended that petitioner was treated discriminately.
3. On the other hand, learned counsel of the University contends that the cited two examples of the students are distinguishable with the petitioner, inasmuch as, they thad applied under Regulation 4(3) for the condonation of deficiency in lectures, which was in the domain of the Vice-Chancellor and the Chairman of the Department. Therefore, while exercising said powers condonation was granted to said two students, while petitioner never applied until the declaration of the result.
4. Be that as it may, although general principle of taw is that everybody is supposed to know relevant law and rules applicable to his case but in the case of students, if some relaxation is granted to some of them, at least the teachers are required to intimate the others in the same set of circumstances to seek such relief if it is available under the law. Admittedly, petitioner was never called upon by the concerned authorities to make an application for the relief which was being considered for the others. In the circumstances, let the petitioner make an application to.
Departmental Examination Committee, where her case will be considered keeping in view the principle of equality and shall be treated as at par as the case of Miss Sidra Parween and Hira Naz.
If the petitioner is found to be eligible to the relaxation, some special measures shall be taken for her examination. However, in the meanwhile petitioner shall continue her studies in the 2nd semester. With this observation this petition stands disposed of.