Court summons Liaquat University Hospital head in corruption case
Dawn · The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent ·
Counsel says medical superintendent had allegedly indulged in corruption, irregular procurement, local purchases, issuance of supply orders and unauthorised financial and administrative decisions.
HYDERABAD: A Constitutional Division Bench of the Sindh High Court’s Hyderabad circuit has summoned Liaquat University Hospital (LUH) Medical Superintendent Dr Ershad Kazmi to appear in person and submit a report on allegations against him and the suspension of his licence by the regulator.
The bench, comprising Justice Adnanul Karim Memon and Justice Mohammad Jaffer Raza, issued notices to the PMDC, the Sindh health secretary, the Anti-Corruption Establishment chairman, the LUH director administration and procurement, the additional advocate general and the deputy attorney general, and asked them to file their comments before the next hearing, the date of which is to be fixed by the court office.
The order was passed on a writ of quo warranto filed by Mumtaz Jatoi, an LUH laboratory assistant, after the Oct 28 hearing and was signed on Tuesday. He was represented by advocate Nisar Chandio.