ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday issued notices to Secretary Interior and Chairman National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) in a petition challenging the appointment of Brigadier (Retd) Bilal Saeedullah Khan as DG (Registration) of the authority. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb conducted hearing of the petition filed by Ziaul Islam, Assistant Superintendent of NADRA district Karak through his counsel M Khalid Zaman Advocate. The IHC bench directed the respondents, Secretary Interior and Chairman NADRA, to submit para-wise comments in this matter within a fortnight and adjourned the proceedings.
The petitioner stated that he filed the petition against the direct appointment of Bilal Saeedullah Khan as DG Registration which is against the Rules and Regulation enacted under NADRA Ordinance 2000. The petitioner added that all posts of Registration cadre employees from BPS 01 to 20 are compulsorily to be fulfilled as per APT Rules 2004 according to which no contract appointment can be made against such permanent and promotion posts. He adopted that as per the Rules, there is only one post of DG Registration which is to be filled by 100 per cent promotion quota from the Registration cadre employees but the said office of the DG Registration of NADRA has been occupied by Bilal Saeedullah which is against rules and registrations and clearly in negation of APT Rules.
The petitioner contended that the most important aspect of the case is that the proper procedure prescribed under the law has to be followed but in this case Khan has been illegally posted as DG Registration as he does not qualify to be so appointed. Therefore, he prayed to the court that Bilal holding the office of DG Registration illegally, unlawfully, against the rules and regulations may be de-notified. He also requested the court that the respondent DG may be directed to show under which law, rules and regulations, he is holding the said public office and why the recovery of all salaries and allowances be ordered against him.