The Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has submitted a constitutional petition to the Federal Constitutional Court contesting the Sindh High Court’s directives that suspended the recruitment process for the 2024 Combined Competitive Examination (CCE).
Filed through Advocate Hafiz Ehsan Ahmed Khokhar, the petition seeks to overturn the Sindh High Court’s stay orders issued on May 14 and June 22. A division bench led by Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan is set to hear the case on June 30.
The SPSC contended that the high court’s rulings have effectively halted recruitment into the provincial civil service. It emphasized that the entire examination was conducted transparently and in strict compliance with applicable laws and recruitment rules.
Out of 4,340 candidates who appeared in the exam, only 70 were declared successful, with results announced on May 6. The commission noted that the competitive exam advertisement was published on December 2, 2024, attracting 26,742 applications. After a thorough screening process, the screening test was held on October 11, 2025.
The petition argued that complaints from unsuccessful candidates were speculative and lacked any proof of fraud, irregularities, or malicious intent. Furthermore, the SPSC criticized the Sindh High Court for issuing an interim stay at the initial hearing without notifying the Sindh government or the commission.
It asserted that granting such interim relief before assessing the petitions’ maintainability was legally improper and urged the Federal Constitutional Court to annul the contested orders.
