ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved its judgment in the case related to the dismissal of the National Database Regulatory Authority (NADRA) Chairman Tariq Malik.
The IHC judge Justice Noorul Haq Qureshi on Friday heard the case as legal counsels for NADRA chairman and the government gave their arguments for nine hours and then the court reserved the verdict.
The interim order that stayed Malik’s removal from office will remain in effect till the court issues its final verdict, allowing the NADRA chairman to remain in office till the final verdict is issued.
On December 3, the IHC had suspended the notification issued by the establishment division regarding dismissal of NADRA Chairman Tariq Malik, a day after the federal government had removed Tariq Malik from his post without notifying any reasons and had appointed Director General NADRA Sindh Brigadier (retd) Zahid as acting chairman of the authority.
The IHC in its ruling had also declared that the appointment of Brigadier (retd) Zahid Hussain as acting Chairman NADRA was illegal.
