Rejecting the detailed report of Sindh government regarding the officers posted on deputation in government departments, the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) issued a show-cause notice to the Sindh chief secretary, directing him to appear before the court today (Thursday).
The two-member bench comprising Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani and Justice Amir Hani Muslim heard the case of officers posted on deputation in different departments of Sindh government, including police and excise, at the SC Karachi registry on Wednesday.
In his remarks, Usmani said that the original list of officers is with the office of Sindh chief secretary and the relevant information has not been disclosed before the court.
On behalf of Sindh government, Advocate General Sindh Abdul Fatah Malak submitted a list of 205 officers posted on deputation in different departments out of which 193 officers had been sent back to their parent departments and 12 officers due to their unavoidable necessity were still working in some departments.
The court asked the Sindh government’s chief law officer that according to which law these officers are still working on deputation and observed that these appointments are in clear violation of SC orders and the court can issue the contempt-of-court notice to the chief secretary.
In another case, the same SC bench directed the Sindh Inspector General of Police Mushtaq Shah to submit the list of officers posted in the provincial police department on deputation, contract basis or reemployed after retirement.
