LAHORE
\nLahore High Court (LHC) while ordering all the schools to re-register within one month has directed that the registration of schools which are not implementing school bus policy be suspended.
\nJustice Shahid Karim of LHC took up for hearing petitions seeking court\u2019s orders for eradication of smog Monday.
\nPetitions were filed by citizen Haroon Farooq and others.
\nSecretary Schools Education Khalid Nazir Wattoo appeared in the court.
\nHassan Ejaz advocate represented Punjab government.
\nSecretary Schools Education Khalid Nazir Wattoo presented proposed rules regarding private schools.
\nDuring hearing of the case the court remarked we have evolved policy that if there are buses of schools then there will be registration of schools.
\nUpon it secretary education said we are making buses mandatory for registration of new schools.
\nJustice Shahid Karim remarked \u201c Make the rules. I don\u2019t believe in SOPs. The matter of school buses is very serious. Schools owners have too much money. We have to get implement all orders before the next season.
\nJustice Shahid Karim inquired from secretary schools during the hearing of the case Aitchison school falls under whose jurisdiction
\nSecretary schools replied Aitchison school falls under the jurisdiction powers of High Education Department.
\nJustice Shahid Karim directed counsel for Punjab government to inform the institution of the policy changes.
\nHe further observed the matter of environment has become very serious. No more time be wasted on it.
\nThe court remarked there are terminals of buses and societies on Multan road. Traffic rules are not being implemented therein.
\nJustice Shahid Karim remarked during the hearing of the case that he is happy that government is taking good steps for controlling fog.
\nThe court ordered all the schools to get them register again within one month.
\nThe court directed secretary education the registration of the school which does not pursue bus policy be suspended.
\nThe court directed DG LDA to review roads of Lahore besides seeking traffic plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE Lahore High Court (LHC) while ordering all the schools to re-register within one month has directed that the registration of schools which are not implementing school bus policy be suspended. Justice Shahid Karim of LHC took up for hearing petitions seeking court\u2019s orders for eradication of smog Monday. Petitions were filed by citizen Haroon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310426,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-452628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n