Sindh Governor promulgates Civil Servants Ordinance 2012

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan Tuesday promulgated the Sindh Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 with immediate effect.

The Ordinance provides to safeguard the interest of the employees of the Provincial Government and to utilize the services of competent civil servants of Federal Government in the affairs of the province.

Ordinance called the Sindh Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance, 2012 shall come into force at once.

“In the Sindh Civil Servants Act, 1973, hereinafter referred to as the said Act, in section 2 (i) After clause (a), the following shall be inserted:-“(aa) “absorption” means the appointment of a person by way of absorption in accordance with sub-section (2) of section 10-A;”; (ii) After clause (b) the following shall be inserted:-“(bb) “deputation” means the posting of a person in accordance with Sub-section (1) of section 10-A;”;(iii) In clause (d), after the word “transfer”, the words “or absorption” shall be inserted.

“In the said Act, for section 9-A, the following shall be substituted:-

“9-A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force or any judgment of any court, a civil servant who proves and exhibits the act of gallantry while performing his duties or very exceptional performance beyond the call of duty, may be granted out of turn promotion or award or reward by Government.(C.M).”