Decision in petition against policy of B-Form for students reserved

The Lahore High Court reserved its verdict in a petition challenging policy of B-Form for students who had to appear in 9th class examination. Earlier, the Punjab Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education submitted its reply. The petitioners' counsel Sheraz Zaka submitted that the restriction of B-Form had been imposed for 9th class students. He said when a student appeared in examinations of class 5th and 8th there was no requirement of submission of B-Form.
He said the requirement of B-Form was in violation of fundamental rights as it results in extraction of Rs 2000 from students. He said the Board authorities should be directed to inform under what law the requirement of B-Form had been imposed.
He said when a birth certificate already showed the origin and nationality of the students then why the B-Form requirement had been imposed on students. A law officer contended that this was the board requirement as it was the prerogative of board to regulate the mechanism of ninth class exam. The court after hearing the arguments reserved its verdict. Earlier, the court as an interim relief had allowed the students of 9th class to sit in exam without B-Form.