FCC bars harm from vague public sector recruitment rules
Islamabad judges say hiring ads must spell out experience needs clearly, after a Provincial Housing Authority junior clerk applicant won his challenge.
The Federal Constitutional Court held that public-sector job criteria must be clear, open and aligned with recruitment regulations.
Applicant Musa Hayat won after he was left out of a Provincial Housing Authority junior clerk selection despite clearing the written test and interview stage.
The court cancelled a Peshawar High Court order from 20 June 2023 that had dismissed his petition.
Officials could not explain how a loosely worded experience condition in the March 2022 advertisement was applied.
Hiring bodies must set experience standards in plain terms and use the same yardstick for every applicant.