Mahmood is the third official restored by IHC during last month. Earlier, chairmen of NADRA and Pemra were restored by the same court. . PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday reinstated Accountant General of Pakistan Revenue (AGPR) Tahir Mahmood who was suspended on December 18 by the government for three months, Express News reported.
Justice Noorul Haq N Qureshi issued a stay order against the removal and suspended the termination notification issued by the establishment division. The court also issued a notice to secretary establishment and adjourned the matter till the next date.
Mahmood while challenging the termination notification through his counsel, Mir Aurangzeb, argued that the government had suspended his client for three months on December 18 without any reason. He maintained that even show-cause notice was not issued to his client before terminating his employment, therefore he requested the notification be set aside.
It is noted that Mahmood was the third official who was restored by IHC in the last month. Earlier, chairmen of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), were also restored by the same court.
Sources in the Ministry of Finance said that Tahir Mahmood was allegedly involved in corruption. He was allegedly the right hand man of Auditor General of Pakistan Akhtar Buland Rana.
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@Kaleem
NADRA chairman is a competent person. NADRA couldn't have a better head then him. Do you really think that merit was the major reason behind his dismissal?? if that is that then PMLN would have never ever ever ever never ever appointed Maryam Nawaz to lead the youth loan scheme. how does she fit the merit??? also look at the ministries, Abid sher, Khaaja asif, Pervez rasheed, Rana daddo all of them does not fit the roles they are performing.
It was Nawaz Sharif and PMLN who started this court-court game. Now their Govt is facing the same problem which previous Government did. Its just the start, you will see more of it when they will try to privatize the white elephants(PIA, Railways etc).
Thanks to Justice (R) Iftikhar Chaudary for leaving behind a legacy.Justice should prevail!
@Kaleem: My friend, I voted PTI. The min PMLN bring Zardari to justice, I will switch to voting for PMLN. I am waiting for that day because as Shahbaz Sharif said in one of his speeches, his name is not Shabbaz until he hangs Zardari upside down :)
PMLn never believed in institution building. They believed in ad hocism and one man show. There is not a single example of institution building by PMLn in their 25 years of rule in Pakistan.
PTI friends are doing some useless trolling here. Without investigating into matter, they will curse sher. I believe that these friends will bash PMLN even if they initiate cases against Akhtar Buland and ex. President. This approach isnt doing any good my friends.
Hatts off to Honorable Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry who made the judiciary so powerful that it is now strong enough to check every wrong and malafide action of the executive. NS government should stop making itself a joke in the eyes of the nation by making such ill advised actions which are persitently thrown in the dust bin by the judiciary.
First NADRA, then PEMRA and now AGPR
Makes me wonder who is next?
Hahaha this government is becoming a joke. Thank you whoever voted PMLN, sher aya sher.
Multiple power centres are not good. You have the army, judiciary and the elected government vying for power. How can a nation progress with a situation like this?
PNL-N is very much committed with its traditional politics, It confronts first judiciary and then the army and then finally pack and go back. It is just begining by the heavy mendate Govt.
Put your family members on all of them immediately.
Sher should stop treating government employees like employees of his private business
NS, Is this how you treat government employees??? Do you behave the same way with the employees of your multi billion dollar businesses ???
Sher and his partners are making a mockery of govt departments and employees
NADRA chairman: was part of 10 member election cell of PPP. His appointment was out of merit by Gillani sb.
PEMRA chairman: was allegedly involved in corruption cases.
This guy: allegedly is right hand of Akhtar Buland Rana, ex CJP wrote a letter to ex. president not to appoint him as AGP due to his corruption cases.
I wonder, why IHC is up to. Its time to send NS home and the premiership taken by someone else from judiciary.
PML-n is shattered
Prima Facie Courts are intruding into adminstrative/exewcutive powers of government.