Punjab Police's out of turn promotion case heard in SC
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ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing of the case regarding Punjab Police's out of turn promotions till Wednesday.
A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, which heard the case, observed that the ground on which the court allowed promotions had become ineffective and when the ground had become ineffective how the promotions could sustain.
During the course of proceedings, Khawaja Haris, counsel for the affected police officers, apprised the court that the officers, who got promotions, had been protected by the court.
On which, the chief justice remarked that if court had given protection to the promoted officers, the larger bench had jurisdiction to review the protection.
He remarked that the court order giving protection to the promotion could be withdrawn because if the ground had become ineffective how the promotions could sustain.
The counsel said that the morale and self respect of other officers was being affected due to the demotions. He also requested the court that the officers could also be given an option of retirement.
The court adjourned the hearing of the case after completion of arguments by the counsel.APP/AFP
