LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of director general of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)- Lahore.

Justice Ayesha A Malik dismissed the petition for being not maintainable.

The petitioner’s counsel argued that the Supreme Court, in a number of judgments, discouraged appointment of retired officers.

He said settled rules were relaxed and also violated by the NAB chairman in the appointment of the respondent, Mr Jamil Ahmed, a retired BS-22 officer.

He asked the court to set aside the appointment of the NAB-Lahore DG for being illegal.

The judge questioned the maintainability of the petition, pointing out that the matter pertained to transfer of the respondent officer, from Rawalpindi to Lahore.

The judge declared the petition not maintainable and dismissed the same.

Published in Dawn, December 30th, 2021