F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday suspended a notification pertaining to the promotions of 14 officers of inland revenue wing of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) from BPS-20 to BPS-21 and sought reply from respondents in the case.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah and comprising of Justice Lubna Saleem Per-vaiz conducted hearing on a petition moved by Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Sargodha Muhammad Imtiaz.
The petitioner adopted the stance that central selection board had recommended the promotion of FBR officers in January this year. However, the board had ignored the petitioner in its promotions recommendation, he contended.
He prayed the court to issue orders to central selection board to consider him for promotion and also ask the FBR to issue seniority list of officers after this. The petitioner also requested the court to order establishment division and central selection board to produce meeting minutes before the bench.
The petitioner prayed the court to suspend the notification of 14 officers which was issued in month of March to this the bench issued a stay order against the decision and sought reply from respondents including establishment division, FBR and promoted officers.
IHC disposes of petition pertaining to PM&DC: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday disposed of a contempt of court petition against health ministry pertaining to Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) after the verdict of Supreme Court for formation of an adhoc body.
Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani conducted hearing on a petition moved by the registrar PM&DC Dr. Hafeezuddin against Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination.
The court termed that the top court had given its judgment on the matter and constituted an adhoc body to run the affairs of council.
The petitioner’s counsel Abdur Raheem Bhatti argued that no verified copy of Supreme Court decision had been received so far to this the bench remarked that whether he meant that the apex court had not passed such orders. He asked if the registrar or his counsel was present during top court’s hearing on the matter.
The lawyer answered that registrar was in attendance there and contended that the PM&DC employees had not been issued salaries despite IHC’s orders. Justice Kiyani termed that affairs of registration of doctors and employees’ salaries would be seen by adhoc council now.
The petition was subsequently disposed of.
