RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday sought reply from the provincial government by August 27 on a petition challenging appointment of Prof Dr Faisal Masood as Director General of Punjab Human Organ Transplant Authority (PHOTA).

Prof Dr Amir Aziz had questioned the appointment of Prof Masood. The petitioner’s counsel Nasir Qureshi argued that the post of Director General (DG) of PHOTA had never been advertised by the government as per rules.

He said the terms and conditions including eligibility criteria was finalized and advertised by Prof Masood himself when he had additional charge of DG PHOTA. The counsel pointed out that even as per advertised terms and conditions, the respondent was not eligible to apply for the post. He urged the court to set aside the appointment of Prof Masood as director general of PHOTA and direct the government to appoint a qualified person against the post.