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| 2025 SLG 5240 2025 SLD 5240 = 2025 SHC 2544 |
Constitutional Petition No.D-1502 of 2023
Before: Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon
M/s Ali Asadullah Bullo and Sheeraz Ahmed, advocates for the petitioners. Ms. Saima Imdad, Assistant Advocate General Sindh. Dates of hearing & Order: 22.09.2025
[Abdul Hafeez Abbasi and 06 others
VERSUS
Province of Sindh and another]
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 4,25
Summary:
The petitioners, Private Secretaries promoted to BS-17, challenged their exclusion from promotions to Section Officer/Assistant Commissioner under Sindh Civil Servants rules. They claimed violations of the Sindh Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion & Transfer) Rules, 1974, and sought promotion along with consequential benefits. The Court noted that PMS Rules 2018 were declared ultra vires by the High Court, with appeals pending in the Supreme Court. The petitioners’ promotions should follow pre-2018 rules, considering seniority and vacancies. The Court disposed of the petition, directing the department to act according to existing laws and rules until the Supreme Court decides.
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