Case Details

Citation(s)
2004 SLG 982 2004 SLD 982 2004 SCMR 639
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Petition No.556-K of 2001, decided on.30-11-2001.(On appeal from the judgment dated 5-7-2001 passed by the High Court of Sindh, Hyderabad Circuit in C.P. No.D-191 of 1996)
SYED DEEDAR HUSSAIN SHAH AND HAMID ALI MIRZA, JJ
Suleman Habibullah, Additional Advocate-General with Akhlaq Ahmed Siddiqui, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioners.

GOVERNMENT OF SINDH through Secretary, Home Department and others

VS

ABDUL JABBAR and others

Law:

Section:

Constitution of Pakistan (1973)---Arts. 185(3) & 199---Civil service---Appointments against advertised posts---Petitioners qualified written test and interview and were recommended by Selection Committee---Authority made appointments on the basis of list approved by Government as per direction of higher Authorities, thus, deprived petitioners having legitimate expectation for appointment---High Court accepted Constitutional petition with direction to respondents to issue appointment letters to petitioners---Petition for leave to appeal was dismissed against of the High Court. Senior Superintendent of Police and others v. Makhdoom Ayaz Ahmed Siddiqui C.P. No.771-K of 2001 rel. JUDGMENT HAMID ALI MIRZA, J.----This civil petition for leave to appeal is directed against the judgment dated 5-7-2001 in Constitution Petition No. D-191 of 1996 (Abdul Jabbar and 5 others v. Government of Sindh and 4 others) whereby the said appeal was allowed by learned Division Bench of the High Court of Sindh, Hyderabad Circuit with direction to the petitioners to issue appointment letters of the respondents. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the respondents in pursuance of advertisement in Daily Jang dated 1-10-1994 applied for the posts of Sub-Inspector of Police and after having qualified the written test and having been recommended by the Selection Committee were placed on merit for Nawabshah District. However, because of political pressure some other persons were appointed against the posts to which the respondents were recommended by the Selection Committee and thereby respondents were not issued appointment letters, hence they filed Constitution petitions before the High Court of Sindh, Hyderabad Circuit which petitions were allowed as per impugned judgment. 3. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and respondent No.1 in person and perused the record. 4. The learned Division Bench of the High Court in the impugned judgment has observed that "S.P. Nawabshah has exposed the attitude of concerned authority and has stated that…
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