LARKANA, Aug 23: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Larkana circuit bench, granted stay to the Taluka Nazim of Larkana on Friday against the passing of a no-confidence motion by the Taluka Council in its session held on Aug 20.
The bench comprised Justice Mushir Aalam and Justice Syed Zawar Hussain Jafferi.
Seventeen members of the Taluka Council had voted against the Awam Dost Taluka Nazim, Larkana, Nazeer Ahmed Shaikh, on Wednesday when a no-confidence motion was tabled against him.
The convener had sent the proceedings to the Sindh government for issuing notification.
To counter the situation, the Taluka Nazim engaged a panel of three advocates and filed a constitutional petition with the division bench of the Sindh High Court, Larkana circuit court, on Thursday against his ouster, invoking article 199 of the 1973 Constitution.
The advocates said that the Taluka Council was not authorized to table a no-confidence motion against the Nazim when such a motion had already been defeated in the district council.
They said sub-section 8 of section 63 of the Sindh Local Government Ordinance clearly supports the petitioner.
The petitioner prayed the division bench to reject the no-confidence motion passed against the Taluka Nazim by the council.
The division bench asked the Sindh government, district Nazim, Larkana, and the district coordination officer, Larkana, that till the next date of hearing on Aug 28 no notification to implement the motion as carried out by the Taluka Council on Aug 20 may be issued.
PROTEST LODGED: The district Nazim lodged a protest with the chief secretary, Sindh, for transferring the district officer, Education, secondary and higher secondary, without taking into confidence the district government and demanded for reversing the order.
It was learnt here on Friday that the district Nazim, Larkana, Khursheed Ahmed Junejo, in a letter to the chief secretary said that without taking into confidence the district government, the transfer of the district officer, Education, Habiullah Abbasi, was quite uncalled for and in contravention of the instruction of the chief secretary.
He said that abrupt transfer of the known educationist had created panic and resentment among educational officials.
The district Nazim said that if the provincial government rewarded willing workers with transfers without cogent reasons, it would be difficult for it to maintain good governance and avoid misuse of millions being spent on reforms.
He said the district government would not be responsible for any mismanagement or misuse of funds in the education department.