Supreme Court (SC) has been moved against the new local bodies system promulgated in Sindh through an ordinance by the Sindh government.
A petition has been filed in Supreme Court Karachi registry challenging the Sindh People’s Local Government Ordinance-2012 (SPLGO). The petitioner The petitioner, Karachi Alliance, challenging SPLGO has named Sindh Governor, Sindh Chief Minister, chief secretary, law secretary and secretary local bodies as respondents and pleaded that the enforcement of the new local governments system will usher the province into an era of dual system, saying that “With promulgation of the new system, there will be two parallel systems prevalent in Sindh.”
The petitioner has made the plea that by promulgating SPLGO, violation of articles 4, 8, 5, 32, 25 and 140 of the constitution has been committed.
Petition was filed at the apex court’s Karachi Registry branch.
It should be mentioned here that Sindh Governor Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan in Friday’s wee hours, promulgated Sindh Peoples Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO) 2012 after the two allies reached consensus on the new local body system. But the other smaller parties including ANP, PML(F) and Sindhi nationalists parties are vehemently opposing the local government law.
Under the new system, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpur Khas and Larkana are given status of divisions. Mayors would head the metropolitan corporations of all five divisions.
Moreover, Karachi’s 18 towns have been restored. The system has also removed the urban, rural divide.
The two parties have also incorporated roles of both Commissioners and Administrators.
