ISLAMABAD: The Department Selection Board (DSB) meeting for the promotion of Income Tax Officers (ITOs) in BS-19 has been rescheduled for June 15, 2015 instead of June 8 as announced earlier.
It may be mentioned here that 45 ITOs were promoted in excess of their quota in November 2003, January 2004 and April 2004 in BS-17 in violation of quota of 25 per cent reserved to promote officers.
The same batch of ITOs did not qualify their length of service of five years, mandatory for promotion in BS-18 but they were promoted on 25-8-2008 which was out of turn promotion but later declared illegal by Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Now, these ITOs are going to be promoted in BS-19 even they have not qualified their service of 12 years and their seniority case is subjudice before Peshawar High Court and Federal Services Tribunal (FST) Karachi. However, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in its submission before the Peshawar High Court noted that for multiple reasons Central Board of Revenue (CBR) now renamed as Federal Board of Revenue, made appointments of assessing officers as well as promotions of Income Tax Officers (ITOs) in BS-16 as Assistant Commissioner Inland, Revenue (ACIR) in BS-17 over and above 25, per cent quota prescribed for promotion under the Rules.
