MUMTAZ ALI vs PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary Education, Sindh Secretariat Karachi art

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MUMTAZ ALI VS PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary Education, Sindh Secretariat Karachi art.199---Civil service---appointment of primary school teachers---allegation of biasness in recruitment process---Petitioners securing insufficient marks to qualify for merit list---The petitioners filed a Constitutional petition challenging the non-issuance of appointment orders for the post of Primary School Teacher (PST BPS-14) despite having applied through a public advertisement and passing the test---They alleged that the official respondents favored other candidates based on bribes or personal preference, unlawfully depriving the petitioners of their rightful appointments---The core grievance of the petitioners was that despite securing passing marks, they were not appointed as primary school teachers in (BPS-14),however, the official record reflected that while the petitioners did indeed pass the test, their scores were insufficient to qualify within the merit list---The last appointed candidate from the relevant union council had obtained 51 marks, whereas each of the petitioners scored below that benchmark---Initially in that Recruitment Policy, 2021 for teaching and non-teaching staff of School Education and Literacy Department Government of Sindh the recruitment for primary school teacher (BPS-14) were on Union Council basis, whereas, subsequently, the Government of Sindh amended the aforementioned policy, column No.2 of which reflected that the appointment of primary school teachers were based upon Taluka basis instead of Union Council---Policy matters fell within the exclusive domain of the executive and judicial interference was warranted only in cases where such policy was in violation of fundamental rights---The petitioners failed to establish a case warranting judicial intervention---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

MUMTAZ ALI vs PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary Education, Sindh Secretariat Karachi art — 2025 PLC(CS) 773 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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