GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Additional Chief Secretary Development, P&D Department, Quetta vs MUHAMMAD AKHTAR R — 2025 SCMR 656 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 656 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Additional Chief Secretary Development, P&D Department, Quetta vs MUHAMMAD AKHTAR R
Subject matter: Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Additional Chief Secretary Development, P&D Department, Quetta VS MUHAMMAD AKHTAR R. 3---Recruitment---appointment letter, non-issuance of---Recruitment process, annulment of---Petitioner/authorities were aggrieved of direction issued by High Court to issue appointment letters to respondents/candidates who had been recommended for selection by Recruitment Committee---Held, that Recruitment Committee must undertake recruitment process according to conditions outlined by concerned department in consultation with Services and General administration Department of Balochistan Government---Recruitment Committee was bound to strictly follow the criteria fixed for appointments with required number of posts---Committee was obligated to complete the process and send recommendations without deviating from or departing from benchmarks to achieve the goal---Recruitment process was declared null and void by competent authority, however it did not debar respondents/candidates from participating in competitive process initiated afresh by authorities for appointment to the same required post---all respondents/candidates could apply afresh in response to advertisement published in newspaper inviting applications for vacant situations---Supreme Court set aside the direction issued by High Court on Constitutional petitions filed by respondents/candidates---appeal was allowed.

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