LHC suspends termination of 19 teachers of Aitchison College
Teachers, including Adeel Akhtar and others, challenged their termination submitting that the principal had no authority to terminate them.
The petitioners argued that the Board of Governors of Aitchison College had the authority to issue such orders, but they were removed directly by the principal without being provided any opportunity of defence. They asked the court to quash their termination for being unlawful.
Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza issued an interim stay order against the termination, and suspended the impugned notification till next the hearing.
The judge directed the college principal to submit his reply on, or before, August 28.
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@H Chaudhry: There is something called employment law also there is contract law, company law, can two pvt citizens go to the court over a financial dispute, of course they can, being a private institution (although I believe this college gets public funding) doesn't mean that law is not applicable, employees have their rights and the principal has got limitations on his powers and the court will decide if the principle has acted ultra vires or within his powers.
Court has jurisdiction over a private institution and its hiring/firing processes?