Supreme Court says employees must be heard before a seniority change
A three-judge bench said Sindh Police sub-inspectors still needed a fair opportunity of hearing, and a new list may follow within two months.
The Supreme Court ruled that government employees must be heard before their seniority is changed, even where the earlier list did not follow service rules.
Justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Musarrat Hilali and Shahid Bilal Hassan decided review petitions filed by Sindh Police sub-inspectors.
The court said revising the list on 18 November 2020 without a hearing breached natural justice and Article 10-A of the Constitution.
Sindh Police must hear the officers and give a reasoned decision; a fresh list is due within two months if that revision was unlawful.
The first group keeps its 18 November 2020 ranking for now, after the court set aside the Sindh Service Tribunal decision for that group.