LHC upholds sacking of 97 law officers appointed during PTI tenure

Pakistan Feb, 15 2023
LHC upholds sacking of 97 law officers appointed during PTI tenure
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LAHORE: Five-member larger bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) upheld Punjab caretaker government’s decision of sacking 97 law officers appointed during tenure of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.

Court declared removal of Advocate General Punjab Ahmad Awais by caretaker setup as legal. Court declared re-appointment of 19 law officers recruited during Hamza Shehbaz government as null and void.

However, Lahore High Court ruled that 36 law officers appointed during caretaker government will keep working on their posts. Five-member larger bench of LHC was headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi comprised Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh, Justice Shahid Karim, Justie Asim Hafeez and Justice Anwaar Hussain. Justice Asim Hafeez wrote contradictory note against decision. 

Lahore High Court on February 2 had suspended an order of caretaker government in Punjab about removal of 97 law officers appointed during tenure of PTI government.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 15 2023

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