SC reserves verdict on former head constable’s plea
Petitioner says police won't issue NOC for him to work as a teacher after the resignation
Petitioner says police won't issue NOC for him to work as teacher after resignation. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
KARACHI:
The Supreme Court (SC) reserved the verdict on Friday on the plea filed by former head constable Muhammad Naeem Siddiqui against the non-provision of a no-objection certificate (NOC) by Sindh Police.
A three-member bench comprising Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah heard the arguments presented by both the parties regarding Siddiqui leaving the police service and his subsequent employment as a primary school teacher at the SC Karachi Registry.
The counsel for Sindh Police argued that the NOC couldn't be given as the head constable remained absent without informing the department.
Justice Baqar expressed annoyance at the Sindh police's reply.
"Had this person offered a bribe, the NOC would have been issued instantly," he remarked.
"Why do all rules apply to only the ordinary man? He lost 15 years of service, unpaid dues and you can't even issue him the NOC?" said Justice Baqar.
Former constable Siddique informed the bench that his salary for 32 months has been withheld due to the non-provision of the NOC. The police department is still not issuing the NOC, he added.
Addressing the Sindh police's counsel, the court asked why this was being done.
The court reserved the verdict on the plea after hearing the arguments.
The petitioner has maintained in his plea that he was appointed as a primary school teacher in 2016 after he resigned from his post in the police department.
The counsel for Sindh Police has argued that the head constable was fired from the police department for being absent from duty.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 13th, 2019.
The Supreme Court (SC) reserved the verdict on Friday on the plea filed by former head constable Muhammad Naeem Siddiqui against the non-provision of a no-objection certificate (NOC) by Sindh Police.
A three-member bench comprising Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah heard the arguments presented by both the parties regarding Siddiqui leaving the police service and his subsequent employment as a primary school teacher at the SC Karachi Registry.
The counsel for Sindh Police argued that the NOC couldn't be given as the head constable remained absent without informing the department.
Justice Baqar expressed annoyance at the Sindh police's reply.
"Had this person offered a bribe, the NOC would have been issued instantly," he remarked.
"Why do all rules apply to only the ordinary man? He lost 15 years of service, unpaid dues and you can't even issue him the NOC?" said Justice Baqar.
Former constable Siddique informed the bench that his salary for 32 months has been withheld due to the non-provision of the NOC. The police department is still not issuing the NOC, he added.
Addressing the Sindh police's counsel, the court asked why this was being done.
The court reserved the verdict on the plea after hearing the arguments.
The petitioner has maintained in his plea that he was appointed as a primary school teacher in 2016 after he resigned from his post in the police department.
The counsel for Sindh Police has argued that the head constable was fired from the police department for being absent from duty.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 13th, 2019.