Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Art. 199---Government posts in Electricity distribution companies (DISCOs)---Recruitment process --- Recruitment policy, change in---Weightage ratio for academic qualification, written test and interview---Increase in weightage given to interview and written test in changed policy---Admittedly, the petitioners applied for the various different posts offered by the DISCOs pursuant to the new changed policy---Recruitment process was under way and interview stage had not arrived, hence the challenge was premature---Interview marks did play a decisive role in the recruitment process, however at present stage there was nothing available on the record on the basis of which the petitioners could assert that the increased percentage allocated for interview in the changed policy was not structured, reasoned or objective---Grounds of challenge against the changed policy were based on apprehensions of the petitioners---Weightage ratio of written test was increased and made equal to that of academic qualification so as to broaden the base of applicants for the purposes of recruitment---As such it was a policy decision and there was no basis to challenge the policy such that it favoured graduates of a particular university---Petitioners did not have any data to show how they had been prejudiced at present stage given that the new changed policy had just been introduced and the recruitment process was still underway---High Court directed that the DISCOs should proceed with the recruitment process as the petitioners' entire case was based on apprehensions---Constitutional petitions were dismissed. THIS JUDGMENT DELIVERED BY: AYESHA A. MALIK, JUSTICE:---.--- This common judgment decides upon the issues raised in W.P. No. 67866/19 and W.P. No. 69022/19 as both the Petitions raise common questions of law and facts. 2. Through these Petitions, the Petitioners have impugned the recrunment policy of the Respondents as prescribed by Respondent Pakistan Electric Power Company ("PEPCO") for the post of amongst others, Junior Engineers. The Petitioners are all Electrical Engineers, B.Sc. graduates of University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. It…

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