SHC extends stay on 21,300 recruitments in Sindh govt

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday extended its stay order against recruitment of 21,310 persons on BPS-1 to BPS-15 in various departments of the provincial government.

Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Shaikh adjourned the case for want of time and extended the injunction till next hearing.

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At the previous hearing, the high court stayed the recruitment process and issued notices to the Sindh chief secretary, IBA Sukkur and others to file their comments on a petition filed by Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Kanwar Naveed Jameel.

After initial hearing, a two-judge bench headed by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi suspended two notifications regarding decisions of the provincial cabinet to fill over 21,300 post in over 30 departments.

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The petitioner claimed that recruitment against over 21,300 posts from BPS-1 to BPS-15 is being made without inviting tender and following relevant laws, mandatory provisions of the Sindh Public Procurement Rules (SPPR) 2010.