Arms supplier sues police for revoking weapons contract
He appealed to the court to direct the chairman of the purchasing committee to confirm the order in favour of Ali.
KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court has stopped the Sindh police from revoking an arms supplier’s contract to acquire weapons from China till next week.
A division bench, headed by Chief Justice Mushir Alam, wanted the provincial law officer to also help ascertain whether the buying agency had the power to end contracts after they are finalised.
The issue has come up in a petition filed by a man named Daulat Ali, who says he qualified for the tender.
Advocate Yawar Farooqui told the court that the police had advertised applications for the purchase of 5,000 SMGs, AK-47s, and one million pieces of ammunition for the SMG 7.62x39mm and RPG-7s.
Ali had almost finalised the deal with a Chinese arms firm but the police’s purchase committee revoked his contract.
This goes against the Sindh Public Procurement Rules 2010 and Article 10-A of the Constitution of 1973, his lawyer argued.
He appealed to the court to direct the chairman of the purchasing committee to confirm the order in favour of Ali.
On Wednesday, Additional IG (Legal) Ali Sher Jakhrani informed the court that a grievance committee had been formed and the petitioner could approach it.
The SHC said that since this was a matter of law and order and the supply of ammunition, it would be taken up again after seven days.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 27th, 2012.
The Sindh High Court has stopped the Sindh police from revoking an arms supplier’s contract to acquire weapons from China till next week.
A division bench, headed by Chief Justice Mushir Alam, wanted the provincial law officer to also help ascertain whether the buying agency had the power to end contracts after they are finalised.
The issue has come up in a petition filed by a man named Daulat Ali, who says he qualified for the tender.
Advocate Yawar Farooqui told the court that the police had advertised applications for the purchase of 5,000 SMGs, AK-47s, and one million pieces of ammunition for the SMG 7.62x39mm and RPG-7s.
Ali had almost finalised the deal with a Chinese arms firm but the police’s purchase committee revoked his contract.
This goes against the Sindh Public Procurement Rules 2010 and Article 10-A of the Constitution of 1973, his lawyer argued.
He appealed to the court to direct the chairman of the purchasing committee to confirm the order in favour of Ali.
On Wednesday, Additional IG (Legal) Ali Sher Jakhrani informed the court that a grievance committee had been formed and the petitioner could approach it.
The SHC said that since this was a matter of law and order and the supply of ammunition, it would be taken up again after seven days.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 27th, 2012.