Supreme Court reserves verdict on job quota case

ISLAMABAD:

The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict in a case pertaining to allotment of job quota to the children of government employees.

A three-member bench led by CJP Qazi Faez Isa heard the case. The CJP inquired about a law which binds the government to provide a job to the children of government servants. He also sought a rationale behind such a policy. He remarked that retired employees receive pension benefits, asking why the job quota is necessary in addition to those benefits. The Punjab government lawyer told the court that job quota for children of government employees was abolished in Punjab by amending the service rules.

The Sindh government's lawyer submitted that Sindh had a law with regard to job quota for children of government employees. The CJP remarked that such a policy could prevent others, aside from government employees' children, from securing jobs.

The Balochistan government's counsel informed the court that the province has a law ensuring jobs for the children of government employees who die during service. Meanwhile, the K-P government stated that although a similar policy exists in the province, it should not continue. The court reserved its verdict after concluding the hearing.