Supreme Court conditionally reinstates 16,000 sacked employees
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has conditionally reinstated 16,000 dismissed employees. The court ruled in the employees’ reinstatement case using its own discretion.
A larger bench of the apex court dismissed the appeals against the dismissal of 16,000 employees and reinstated the employees in grades one to seven. Justice Umar Ata Bandial read out the reserved judgment yesterday. The court ruled by a four-to-one majority. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah accepted the review petitions in the dissenting note.
The Supreme Court, using the power of self-notice, reinstated the employees on the date of dismissal. The decision reinstated employees who were fired from 1996 to 1999. According to the decision, employees above grade 8 who did not take the required test at the time of recruitment will now have to take the test. Employees will be reinstated to the same grade at which they were fired.
The court ruled that the 2010 law was unconstitutional. Employees fired for misconduct and corruption will not be reinstated. The Supreme Court also issued a written decision in the case.
