IHC Disposes of Islamabad Police Inspector Recruitment Petition After Withdrawal
Justice Ayaz Shaukat closes proceedings after petitioners withdraw their challenge to the recruitment process.
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has disposed of a petition seeking to halt the recruitment of inspectors in Islamabad Police after the petitioners withdrew their challenge, according to the hearing update supplied to Islamabad Tribune.
Justice Ayaz Shaukat heard the petition filed by Arshad Ali and others.
Advocate Adil Aziz Qazi appeared for the petitioners. DSP Legal Sajid Cheema and Tahir Kazim, director legal at the Inspector General’s Office, also attended the proceedings, the update stated.
Following the withdrawal, the court disposed of the case. The supplied account does not explain why the petitioners decided to withdraw their application.
Background to the Recruitment Challenge
Earlier reporting identified the petitioners as serving sub-inspectors challenging direct recruitment to the rank of inspector.
Their challenge concerned a Ministry of Interior notification dated April 29 and a Public Service Commission advertisement issued on August 11.
At the earlier stage, counsel argued that direct recruitment to the inspector’s post conflicted with Article 7(3) of the Police Order 2002. The applicability and interpretation of that framework formed part of the petitioners’ case.
The court had sought responses from the relevant authorities and made steps taken in the recruitment process subject to the petition’s final outcome.
Withdrawal Concludes This Petition
The latest hearing account reports disposal following withdrawal, rather than a substantive judgment deciding the competing legal arguments.
Accordingly, the outcome should not be presented as a judicial finding that the challenged recruitment arrangements were either lawful or unlawful.
The account also does not specify whether the disposal order contains any additional directions concerning the recruitment process or earlier interim conditions. Those details require confirmation from the written order.
No recruitment timetable, appointment list or fresh administrative announcement was included in the supplied hearing update.
