SC seeks reply from Sindh Excise and Taxation Dept on vacant posts

• A three-member bench headed by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan heard the case.
• Court asked how the recruitment was done when there was a ban.
• The hearing has been adjourned for an indefinite period.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has sought a response from the Sindh Excise and Taxation Department regarding the vacant posts.

A three-member bench headed by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan heard the case.

During the hearing of the details in the Supreme Court, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan asked the Sindh Excise and Taxation Department for an answer regarding the vacant posts and asked them to tell how the recruitment was done when there was a ban on appointments.

Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan said why those who had completed the interview, test, and other stages in 2007 were not appointed.

The Secretary of Excise Department Sindh told the court that restrictions were imposed on the appointments during that time, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan asked that there be a ban in 2007, so how the recruitments took place in 2008.

Secretary Excise and Taxation Sindh said that the ban was lifted in 2008, the court then inquired why the 2007  were not recruited when the ban was lifted in 2008.

The lawyer of the petitioner Shams Larik stated that the Sindh High Court ordered the appointment of those qualified in 2007 in 2011. The petition of the Sindh government against the decision of the Sindh High Court has been pending in the apex court for 12 years.

Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan said how many posts are vacant in Sindh Excise and Taxation Department and those who cleared all the stages for jobs in 2007 are still fighting in the courts. He remarked, “We sought all records from the department and then we will see what to do.”

Abdul Waheed, Ghulam Shabir Mallah, Bahadur Khan, Shakeel Bhatti, and Nadeem Ahmed Samoo have approached the Supreme Court.

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The hearing has been adjourned for an indefinite period.