ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday directed officers of Pakistan Customs Service to forward deferred promotion cases to Prime Minister Office with legal support.
A notification circulated to all chief collectors of customs/directors general, all collectors/directors of customs, all additional collectors/additional directors of customs and all officers (BS-19 to 20) of PCS posted in FBR (HQ) informed about the representation or appeal/review against the determination of fitness for promotion by the central selection board and a letter issued by the establishment division on the issue.
The establishment division through the communication stated that the prime minister had observed that despite no legal support for review/representation as per proviso under Section 22(2) of the Civil Servants Act, 1973 various departments are forwarding review petition/representation.
“It is directed that at the time f communicating the reasons of suppression of deferment to any officer in terms of Para 9 of Revised Promotion Policy 2007, the ministries/division/departments concerned shall also inform such an officer about the aforesaid statutory provision that no appeal/representation shall lie on the matters relating to determination of fitness of a person to hold a particular post or to be promoted to a higher post or grade,” it said.
