ZEESHAN ANJUM vs PROVINCE OF SINDH through Inspector General of Police Sindh Police department

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ZEESHAN ANJUM VS PROVINCE OF SINDH through Inspector General of Police Sindh Police department---Recruitment---Competent Authority, powers of---Vacancy occurring due to non-joining of any successful candidate---Waiting list candidates were not declared successful---No voted vested right to appointment---Record revealed that the respondent (Police Department) had advertised certain number of pots of Police Constable and they were to be filled in the concerned Range of Police department---Prima facie, the candidates from the merit list were declared successful for appointment against the said posts---Relevant clause of the Final Merit List explicitly provided that any selected candidates found unsuccessful for any reason would stand disqualified and the candidates whose names were not mentioned in the Final Merit List would be treated failed, as such they (respondent) did not need to announce the result of the failed candidates---Regarding the contention / request by the petitioners for an alternate candidate a perusal of the relevant record showed that such discretion laid with the competent authority, in the first place---Admittedly such discretion had not been exercised in favor of the petitioners to date---Prima facie, the exercise of such discretion was not withheld unreasonably because a large number of posts had become available and the Department could re-advertise the subject posts to attract fresh blood/better candidates---There was neither mala fide nor ulterior motive involved in the matter to call in question said discretionary powers---Competent authority had to opt to re-advertise the leftover posts including fresh ones, if not earlier done---Interference by the High Court, that too after the lapse of considerable time was uncalled for, in circumstances---Constitutional petition was dismissed in limine.

ZEESHAN ANJUM vs PROVINCE OF SINDH through Inspector General of Police Sindh Police department — 2024 PLC(CS) 1024 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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