Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

🔹 Summary of the Case The petitioners challenged their rejection from recruitment for the post of Police Constable (BPS-07), arguing that despite passing physical and written tests, they were unfairly disqualified due to an FIR registered against them. The Court found that: The FIR had already been disposed of under C-Class, and petitioners were acquitted. Mere registration of an FIR (without conviction) cannot be a valid ground for disqualification. Therefore, rejection based on the criminal case was illegal and unlawful. However: The petitioners were also declared unsuccessful in the interview (viva voce). The Court held that assessment of interview performance falls within the authority of the recruitment body, not the Court. ✅ Final Decision: Disqualification based on FIR → Declared unlawful Matter of interview → Sent back for reconsideration (re-interview) IGP Sindh directed to: Conduct fresh interviews Reconsider candidates on merit Complete process within 1 month 🔹 Sections / Laws Used Article 199 – Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 (Constitutional jurisdiction of High Court) Sindh Police Recruitment Policy, 2022 (governing recruitment process) 🔹 2 × Two-Word Descriptions Unlawful Disqualification Interview Reconsideration O R D E R The petitioners have filed the captioned Constitutional Petitions under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, with the following prayer(s): - To declare that the acts of the respondents are illegal, unlawful, unconstitutional, and contrary to law, while depriving the rightfully eligible candidates to appoint sourceable ineligible, thus declare the final merit list issued by the respondents as null, void, and ab- initio; To direct the Respondents to discharge their duties as per law and issue appointment letters to the above-named petitioners to their applied post on merit;   To restrain the official respondents, their agents, employees, companions, workers, colleagues, friends, relatives, persons, and or anyone acting on their behalf from finalizing the list of the BPS-07 candidates and restraining them from appointing any…