3463/2017 Const. P. Karam Ali (Petitioner) V/S Province Of Sindh and Others (Respondent)
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arbab Ali Hakro(Author)
3463/2017 Const. P. Karam Ali (Petitioner) V/S Province Of Sindh and Others (Respondent) Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arbab Ali Hakro(Author) Order Date: 14-FEB-25
Refusal to issue appointment orders due to criminal cases against petitioners. Section 15 of the Sindh Civil Servants act, 1973: appointment criteria and moral turpitude. Impact of acquittal on eligibility for civil service appointment. Malicious implication and false accusations not ground for disqualification. Acquittal nullifies prior guilt and fortifies petitioners' eligibility for appointment. No juridical impediment to appointment following acquittal. Equivalence of acquittals under compromise and criminal procedure code, and the role of "badal-i-sulh" in restorative justice. Distinction between probationary release and acquittal. Probationary release as a legally recognized conviction.