F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IH-C) Monday sought reply from establishment division on a petition challenging t-he promotions of government officers under new rules.
The court sought assistance from federal government on several legal points pertaining to the matter.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Lubna Saleem Pervaiz conducted hearing on a petition filed by a senior bureaucrat Sikadar Hayat Mekon and others challenging the recommendations of central selection board for promotions of bureaucrats under new rules.
During the course of proceeding, the court asked that under which law the central selection board had been given discretionary powers for 30 numbers.
Whether the discretionary power met the standard of justice and fairness, the bench questioned.
The Islamabad High Court bench asked that if the discretionary numbers could be given to someone on basis of board members’ likes and dislikes.
The petitioner’s counsel Abdul Advocate claimed that civil servant rules 2019 were contradicting with the orders of top court.
The officers ranging BPS-18 to BPS-21 were being affected with these new rules.
The Islamabad High Court bench sought joint written arguments from lawyers’ of petitioners while seeking legal assistance from government on several points till May 7.
IHC disposes of petition against school fee reduction: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday disposed of a petition against twenty percent reduction in student fee after sending the matter to Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA).
The court directed the PEIRA to decide the matter pertaining to reduction of student fee for the months of April and May after listening the stance of private schools association.
Islamabad High Court (IHC)’s Justice Aamer Farooq conducted hearing regarding the matter.
Earlier, the IHC had already disposed of another identical petition moved by private schools association and send the matter to PEIRA.
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