LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Thursday dismissed a pe
tition, challenging introduction of new uniform for the
police force in Punjab.
The chief justice also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 to the pe
titioner for filing an unnecessary pe
tition. Lawyer Mian Shabbir Ismail had filed the pe
tition, submitting that the decision of the government of changing the
police uniform instead of changing the
police culture in the province was irrational.
He said
that an extensive debate had been started in the
police circles about ‘less attractive’ new olive-green uniform for the force.
He said that the system was not capable of affording such
lavish expenses pertaining to the uniform, especially at a time when
police stations were lacking basic fac
ilities, good buildings, infrastructures, utensils and other items.
He also alleged that the government had violated the rules while awarding tender to Nishat Textile Mills for manufacturing the new uniform.
He said that instead of wasting precious public money on uniform, the money should have been spent on improving the
police culture and providing all basic fac
ilities for the betterment of the citizens of Punjab.
He requested the court to set aside the tender process for the new
police uniform for being in violation of the rules.
The counsel for the Punjab government in his reply said that no rule had been violated while introducing the new uniform for the
police force in the province.
He said that the uniform had been changed lawfully, and procurement rules had been strictly followed in awarding contract for manufacturing the same.
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