PHC suspends KP CM orders on transfer of Kohat BISE chairman

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday suspended the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister’s orders on transfer of the chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) in Kohat, and restored him to his previous position till the next order.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Irshad Qaiser and Justice Syed Afsar Shah suspended the orders. The chief secretary and secretary schools were directed to submit a reply before the next hearing.

Kohat BISE Chairman Professor Aqal Zada had challenged the chief minister orders on his transfer in the high court through his lawyer Anwarul Haq.During hearing, the petitioner’s lawyer submitted the chief minister issued the transfer order of the petitioner at a time when the matriculation exams had started, which, he believed, could greatly affect the board’s administration and results of the board.

He submitted that the chief minister had neither issued a prior show cause notice to the petitioner for removing him from the office nor cited any reason about the transfer. He said the petitioner was appointed on deputation for a period of three years and one year was still left to his assignment.The lawyer prayed the court to declare the transfer order void because no legal and constitutional requirements were fulfilled before issuing the order.