ISLAMABAD: Federal Service Tribunal on Wednesday adjourned hearing on some important cases challenging administrative measures of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
FST benches, comprising Members, Ishtiaq Ahmed and Muhammad Javed Iqbal Kasi; and another bench of Member Rafique Shah and Dr Nazir heard and adjourned the cases carrying complaints about FBR state of affairs regarding annoyed employees.
Ishtiaq Ahmed and Muhammad Javed Iqbal Kasi heard three recently filed cases carrying complaints about ‘dismissal from services’, ‘withholding of two annual increments’, and others. Muhammad Arshad Rahim, Muhammad Arshad Rahim and Ejaz Ahmed Bajwa had filed these cases.
M Arshad Rahim told the tribunal that he had been dismissed from service in violation of board’s regulations. He prayed that the board’s order pertaining to his dismissal must be set aside and the tribunal may provide him due relief in this regard.
Another bench of FST, comprising Member Rafique Shah and Dr Nazir heard 13 other cases it had adjourned last week.
These cases had been filed by Attique Ahmed Abbasi, Zeeshan Zafar, Mian Muhammad Shahzad, Mian Asif Mehmood, Ch. Muhammad Sajid, Ahmad Din, Rizwan Jillani, Muhammad Younas, Muhammad Hussain, Muhammad Rafique, and Abdul Basit.
The appellants had submitted complaints about their due promotion which was not yet granted by the department. They have prayed the tribunal to issue necessary directives to the board in this regard. The bench adjourned hearing of cases.
The bench had also heard the same petitions during last week. The appellants had prayed the tribunal hold speedy hearing of their complaints and dispose them office at the earliest in order to bring justice to them.
