The ground in Mir Ghulam Muhammad Talpur (Khan Bahadur) Higher Secondary School in Tando Bago, named after the famous educationist who founded it in 1921, remained under the officers’ illegal occupation for over two years. Around 2,100 students of the school were denied access to the ground as the two policemen brothers, DSP Khalid Rustamani and Inspector Salahuddin Rustamani, kept claiming that Pakistan Cricket Board has taken its control.
The policemen submitted in writing to the court that the 20-acre ground had remained in their possession and promised that they will hand it back to the school. However, the brothers who claim they are cricketers and also have a registered cricket club, were not punished. Their declared crime is punishable with up to 10 years’ imprisonment under Section 3 of the Illegal Dispossession Act.
The court, however, showed leniency and the petitioner did not plead for punitive action. This is despite the fact that the petition had urged the court to take action and a departmental inquiry leading to punishment of both the officers, the petitioner’s counsel advocate, Sajjad Chandio told The Express Tribune. The petition was filed by Mir Faraz Talpur, a descendant of the late educationist.
The bench, comprising Justices Abdul Rasool Memon and Zafar Rajput, which expressed anger over the absence of the deputy commissioner Rafiq Ahmed Qureshi, was assured that the school will be given the possession in a fortnight. The additional DC Ghulam Qadir Junejo, executive engineer of education works and assistant commissioner submitted this in writing to the court.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 19th, 2014.
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