Top civil services promotion body — the Central Selection Board (CSB) — had never been so confused as it was last week when it considered innumerable cases of promotions but could not recommend even a single promotion for fear of contempt of court.

The meeting was slated for a full day session on last Thursday, however, it continued hardly for a couple of hours. And most of the time was consumed on discussion on how to respond to the superior judiciary’s orders, which sought promotion of certain officers before a set deadline. Sources said that the board did not want to invite displeasure of the courts but at the same time was not willing to do what the judiciary had precisely ordered to the Establishment Division.

The CSB, which is generally represented by the Establishment Division in the court cases, was directed by the superior judiciary to consider promotions cases of certain officers. Headed by a retired general with no experience of civil services, the CSB found itself in a catch-22 situation, as it was clueless how to deal with the situation.

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