Notices issued on plea challenging KU VC appointment criteria.

KARACHI -- The Sindh High Court on Friday issued notices to the secretary of universities and boards department and other respondents on a petition challenging a move to change the selection criteria for appointment of vice chancellor at Karachi University.

The two-judge SHC bench headed by Justice Aziz-ur-Rehman put the respondents as well as the additional advocate general of Sindh on notice for Feb 3 and ruled that till then the parties must maintain status quo.

The petitioners Prof Dr Mohammad Ahmed Qadri and Prof Dr Moonis Ahmar moved the SHC and contended that the authorities concerned had advertised the vacant post of the vice chancellor in February, but in October a corrigendum was issued in which the criteria relating to experience, research work and age was changed.

While impleading the chief secretary, secretary of universities and boards and search committee as respondents, the petitioners further contended that they were also among the candidates, and the changes were made to give benefit to a few candidates and to seemingly exclude the petitioners.

The lawyer for the petitioners argued that the corrigendum was not only illegal but also in violation of Articles 4, 9 and 25 of the Constitution and pleaded to declare it null and void.

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