Court orders not to expel students on non-payment of fees

Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued an order that no student should be excluded from school during the lockdown in case the student would not be able to pay the full tuition fees.

Advocate General Sindh, Salman Talibuddin, has said that the SHC issued the order after approving the petition of the Sindh government, according to a news release.

The Sindh High Court on Tuesday, in response to a petition of the Sindh government, barred the owners of private schools from expelling their students for non-payment of fees during the lockdown.

The case was pursued by Additional Advocate General Sindh Barrister Shabir Shah on behalf of the Sindh government.

Barrister Shabir Shah said that in accordance with the verdict of the court, “No coercive action shall be taken against any of the students in case of non-payment of full tuition fee”.

Meanwhile, Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani has announced that the provincial government has decided to promote all students studying in classes 1 to 8 on the basis of their previous results.

Addressing a press conference in Karachi today (Tuesday), Saeed Ghani has said that the schools in the province will not be opened from June 1.

However, he informed the decision regarding the extension of the school closure will be announced in the coming days.

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