Reply sought in promotions case

LAHORE

The Lahore High Court on Friday admitted a petition for regular hearing and sought a detailed reply from LHC registrar on steps taken for the implementation of a Supreme Court’s judgment against out-of-turn promotions in the high court establishment.

Assistant Registrar Muhammad Akmal Khan filed the petition alleging that many employees of the court had been holding seats or posts in the leverage of Rule 26 of the LHC establishment rules. The petitioner also claimed that he had been waiting for his promotion for last nine years.

Justice Muhammad Anwarul Haq adjourned hearing for May 30 and directed the LHC registrar to submit his reply.

Petitioner’s counsel argued that the petitioner was not given promotion despite that he had been serving the LHC for last 24 years.

He alleged that some other officials were promoted who had earlier been appointed under Rule 26. He alleged that appointments under Rule 26 were out-of-turn appointments and thus their promotions had the same status.

Uplift schemes

The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved seven development schemes at an estimated cost of Rs24.81b.

The schemes are: Punjab Health Survey Round II, 2017 (PC-II) at Rs35m; High Level Bridge over River Jhelum at Langarwala Pattan to Sahiwal in Sargodha and Khushab districts at Rs3.560b; Dualisation of Khanewal-Lodhran Road, Khanewal, at Rs7.933b; Dualisation of Khanewal-Lodhran Road at  Rs2.535b; Dualisation of Khanewal-Lodhran Road, at Rs7.688b; Flyover on Khanewal-Lodhran Road at Chowk Matila, at Rs1.148b and Interchange on Khanewal-Lodhran Road, Khanewal, at Rs.2.458b.  —Correspondent