The Peshawar High Court (PHC)'s Abbottabad Bench on Thursday sought comments from the Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and the Inspector General of Prison within a fortnight regarding removal of 58 employees of the Prison department.
The court was hearing a writ petition challenging the removal of 58 employees of Prison department under the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Employees (Removal from Service) Act 2025.
The terminated employees who were appointed as Warders in BPS-07 under the prioritised quota of ex-service men, claim their removal from service is against the law and fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 18 and 25 of the Constitution.
Umman Ayub Advocate, on behalf of the petitioners, argued that the impugned Act and notifications issued by the respondents are arbitrary, fanciful, and perverse, and liable to be struck down.
The court directed the Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs and IG Prisons to submit their comments within a fortnight and clubbed the case with W P No326-A/2025 and adjourned to a later date, with notices issued to the respondents.
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