LAHORE: Following the footsteps of the federal government, the
provincial government seems to have also started defiance of the court
orders as Punjab Excise and Taxation Department (PETD) Secretary did
not accept the stay orders issued by Lahore High Court (LHC) in favour
of an under-transfer director.
According to the details, Excise
and Taxation Department Director for Bahawalpur Division Sarfraz Wafa
was transferred by Secretary Shumail Ahmad Khawaja some two week ago
and posted as additional secretary but the director went to the court
and pleaded the court that he had been transferred by the same
authority four times in a year.
He prayed to the Court that he
may be allowed to complete his tenure at the present posting.
Resultantly, the court awarded him 60 days stay for holding the post.
However, Shumail Khawaja without paying any heed to the court order
removed the director from his seat and posted Khalid Sadique in his
place. Interestingly, Khalid Sadique is working at the post without
formally taking the charge from his predecessor.
When the scribe contacted the Secretary and the Director to obtain their version both of them refused to give their comments. Online
