Saheer and Others v. Board of Governors, Zahira College and Others – sllr 2002 volume 3 page 405

In the case between Saheer and Others (as Petitioners) and the Board of Governors, Zahira College and Others (as Respondents), the court addressed whether the Board of Governors of Zahira College, as a statutory public authority, was authorized to permit a private company to operate an International School on the college’s premises under existing statutes and regulations. It was held that the Board, being a public statutory body governed by state regulation, lacked the legal authority to delegate or allocate college facilities and public funds for such private purposes. The legal reasoning reaffirmed that bodies receiving and administering public monies are obliged to act strictly within the powers conferred by statute. The decision relied on statutory interpretation of education-related e