The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday dismissed Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Tahir Shahbaz’s posting petition and adjourned the hearing of the case relating to the transfer of other officers till the new government’s establishment.
A 3-member bench of the SC presided over by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the case.
Justice Jawwad remarked,“The matter was disposed of, your issue is your period of service,” in response to which the counsel asked him to look at the April 18 order.
The CJP declared, “If your tenure of service has been completed then you cannot be posted to some other place. We do not decide transfers and postings in the interest of transparency.”
The counsel cited the Anita Turab case in his defence, but Justice Ejaz observed “The caretaker government is still functioning. The case will be heard after the new government’s installation. We adjourn the hearing for an indefinite period. We have issued notices with reference to your petition.”
The counsel withdrew his petition and said he would approach the proper forum for this issue.