Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed on Monday constituted a three-member bench to hear the review petition pertaining to the decision regarding striking down the Sacked Employees (Reinstatement) Ordinance Act, 2010, a news outlet reported.
According to the report, the bench, led by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, will hear the case on October 14.
Earlier in its August 19 verdict, the top court had struck down the Sacked Employees (Reinstatement) Ordinance Act of 2010, ruling that the legislation enacted by the then PPP government did not meet the criteria laid down by the apex court in numerous cases.
However, last month, Additional Attorney General Sajid Ilyas had filed a review petition against the verdict, stating that the court had passed the judgment without issuing a formal notice under order XXVIIA CPC and hearing the Attorney General of Pakistan, particularly with reference to the constitutionality of the Act.
Furthermore, the employees who had been conferred benefits under the Act, and who numbered in thousands, were neither heard nor provided an opportunity of hearing before the adverse action was taken against them, the review petition had said.
“It is submitted that legitimate rights and interests of the existing employees including their seniority positions and promotion prospects could have been protected without declaring the entire Act as ultra vires the Constitution,” it had maintained.
