LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday sought a report from the Punjab government on a petition challenging placement of an ad for recruitment of a principal in Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS).
The court directed the provincial law officer to seek instructions from the competent authority and submit a report on the next date of hearing, December 7.
Justice Muhammad Sajid Mehmood Sethi passed the orders on a petition, filed by SIMS acting principal Professor Dr Muhammad Amjad. Advocate Malik Owais Khalid, on behalf of the petitioner, argued that his client was working as the acting principal of SIMS and he stood on top of the seniority list.
He submitted that as per Section 7 of the Punjab Health Medical Institutions Act 2013, the Board of Governors (BoD), which had the powers to appoint the principal,
had already shortlisted the names and forwarded a list to the government. However, the Punjab government advertised the slot on Nov 17 and sought applications for it, he added.
He contended that the step was a violation of the Act.
He pleaded to the court to set aside the step of advertising the slot and stay the process until final decision on the petition was taken.
The court directed the law officer to seek instructions from the competent authority and submit a report on the next date of hearing.