GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA vs HIZBULLAH KHAN Promotion — 2021 SCMR 1281 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2021 SCMR 1281 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2021
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA vs HIZBULLAH KHAN Promotion
Subject matter: Service

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Judgment text as reported

GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA VS HIZBULLAH KHAN Promotion--- Criteria--- Eligibility and fitness--- Scope--- While considering the case of promotion on seniority-cum-fitness, the question of eligibility and fitness had to be determined---While eligibility could be determined on the basis of terms and conditions of service, the question of fitness was always based upon subjective evaluation on objective criteria, and such exercise had been left to be conducted by the competent authority in the department---Competent authority while exercising its discretion in determining the case of fitness or otherwise of a government servant for being promoted to hold higher post should not conduct itself arbitrarily or in colourable exercise but consider the question of fitness based upon reasons, fairly and justly.

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