LHC allowed under-12 students to sit in 9th class exams

Lahore: A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Wednesday temporarily permitted the aspirants below 12-year of age to sit in the exams of 9^th class.

The bench presided over Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh instructed Lahore education board to entertain the forms of the aspirants for registration for 9^th class exams.

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Previously, Advocate Sheraz Zaka representing the students argued that striking age limit of 12 years was a violation of fundamental right of getting education.

He said there was no restriction of age limit in the parallel O & A level education system. The lawyer claimed that there was no provision in Punjab Free and Compulsory Education Act 2014, which imposed such clause.

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He said that it was biased that in order to appear in 9^th class exams a student had to be 12 years and this policy of board of intermediate was a violation of Article 25A of the constitution, which ensured free and compulsory primary education.

He argued that on the one hand the government of Punjab t promoted education for everyone and on the other hand it imposed restriction of age which was tough.