The Government of the Punjab, School Education Department, made gross violations of merit in respect of appointment of Educators by misinterpreting the qualifications criteria prescribed by the relevant rules. Some candidates who had been wrongly deprived of appointment despite being fully qualified challenged the rejection of their candidature through a Writ Petition before the Lahore High Court. They were represented by Ch. Imran Hassan Ali. Their Petition was allowed and the High Court declared that they were fully qualified and their candidature had been wrongly rejected.
The Government filed an Intra-Court Appeal before a Division Bench of the Lahore High Court. Once again, Ch. Imran Hassan Ali successfully represented the candidates. The Government’s appeal was dismissed.
The Government then appealed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. However, on 01-06-2020, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the judgment of the High Court.
The Government has already issued appointment letters to the aggrieved candidates. They have joined service.