IHC issues notice in plea against appointment of PIDE's VC.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices in a writ petition seeking court's directions to declare the appointment of vice-chancellor (VC) of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) illegal and unlawful. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani conducted hearing of a petition of a Rawalpindi resident Ozair Salik who moved the IHC praying that the appointment of PIDE's Vice Chancellor Dr Nadeem Ul Haq may be declared against the rules and directives of the government of Pakistan in the best interest of justice. The petitioner's counsel inter alia contended that in terms of Section 12, sub-section 4 of the PIDE Act, 2010, appointment of vice chancellor shall be made for a period of five years, whereas, Section 24(1)(a) of the service statutes, 2008 provides age limit of 65 years for chairman, member of regulatory authorities, autonomous bodies in accordance with government policy dated...

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