The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday sought assistance from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) regarding its admin pool, while upholding the stay order against convening the High-Powered Selection Board meeting for the promotion of FBR officers.
IHC Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan heard a petition file by Shah Bano Ghaznavi, a Grade 21 FBR officer, against excluding her from being considered for promotion to Grade 22. The court said that it was for the first time that an officer raised this issue and the court would see to it for coming officers.
During the hearing, Afnan Karim Kundi, the lawyer for the FBR, said that the board met after two years but this time too, the FBR officers could not get the promotion. He added that senior officers, who would be retiring in June or July, were affected.
Justice Khan remarked that this went on both sides and it had already happened. He asked the lawyer to seek instructions from the FBR to reply the court query whether the decision to send Ghaznavi to the admin pool correct.
The judge said that on a clear answer to the court’s query he would vacate the stay order on the next hearing. However, he warned that if the FBR could not satisfy the court he would summon the FBR chairman in person to respond to the court query.
