LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday suspended operation of a notification for dismissal of 123 Deputy Accountants (Grade-16) of provincial finance department. Justice Shahid Jamil Khan passed the interim orders on a petition filed by Rida Hassan and others challenging  their dismissal from service and also sought reply from Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC),  finance authorities and others.

Advocate Abid Saqi on behalf of petitioners argued before the court that finance authorities had removed his clients,  alongwith others, from service on the pretext of PPSC paper leak scandal, whereas they were appointed  in 2020 and their appointment was made before the scandal.

He pleaded with the court to set aside the dismissal orders and suspend the same till the final decision of the petition. The court, after hearing initial arguments, suspended operation of the dismissal notification and sought reply  from respondents, while adjourning further hearing.

Courts to remain closed for six days for Eid holidays

Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Wednesday announced six Eid holidays  for courts across Punjab. According to a notification issued here on Wednesday, the LHC principal seat, its allied benches (Bahawalpur, Multan and Rawalpindi) and civil/sessions courts will observe Eid holidays from May 10 to 15. It is pertinent to mention here that the federal government had also announced to observe Eid holidays  from  May 10 to 15.