IHC suspends notification sacking Sukhera
Serves notices to respondents, seeking replies within two weeks
Mushtaq Sukhera served as an IGP Punjab. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday suspended a notification of the Law Ministry for removing Federal Tax Ombudsman Mushtaq Sukhera from his post and served notices to the respondents, seeking replies within two weeks.
The bench maintained that the said notification would remain suspended until the next date of hearing. However, the court also barred Sukhera from exercising his authority as tax ombudsman until the next hearing despite being restored.
The petitioner's counsel pleaded before the court that once a federal ombudsman is appointed, he can only be removed by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
The federal government removed Sukhera from the post of federal tax ombudsman on Thursday. Former Punjab inspector-general of police (IGP) Mushtaq Sukhera was appointed as the ombudsman in August 2017 by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) last government.
WITH ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM APP
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday suspended a notification of the Law Ministry for removing Federal Tax Ombudsman Mushtaq Sukhera from his post and served notices to the respondents, seeking replies within two weeks.
The bench maintained that the said notification would remain suspended until the next date of hearing. However, the court also barred Sukhera from exercising his authority as tax ombudsman until the next hearing despite being restored.
The petitioner's counsel pleaded before the court that once a federal ombudsman is appointed, he can only be removed by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
The federal government removed Sukhera from the post of federal tax ombudsman on Thursday. Former Punjab inspector-general of police (IGP) Mushtaq Sukhera was appointed as the ombudsman in August 2017 by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) last government.
WITH ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM APP