ISLAMABAD: The former director of the Civil Aviation Authority’s Human Resource Department has been reportedly lobbying for his reinstatement despite receiving a major penalty in the shape of compulsory retirement due to misuse of authority.
According to documents available with this scribe, the CAA had earlier imposed a penalty of compulsory retirement on former CAA director Sumair Saeed under the Civil Aviation Authority Efficiency and Discipline Regulations 2014.
As per the CAA’s order, “The competent authority has considered your response to proceedings of the board of inquiry, reply to show cause notice and submissions made by you during personnel hearings where you appeared after third and final notice. The authority is of the opinion that you are guilty of the charges contained in show cause notice viz-a-viz misuse of authority.”
The former director was further noted for defiance of procedures, rules and regulations, and fabrication of facts about failed projects, causing huge financial losses of Rs45 million to the authority. “Therefore, the competent authority has imposed a major penalty of compulsory retirement upon you with immediate effect under PARA-7 (b)(1)(b) of civil aviation authority efficiency and discipline regulations 2014.”
Upon receiving the letter, Sumair Saeed approached a court of law and managed to get the CAA’s order of compulsory retirement suspended.
Following the court order, sources said, Saeed has been regularly coming to the office despite the fact that “no reinstatement notification has been issued by the competent authority thus far”.
Saeed remained CAA’s HR director for over six years during which he was accused of multiple malpractices within his department. According to sources, Saeed is the main person responsible for the ongoing pilots’ licensing issues. In order to gain power and benefits, they added, he also used to deploy his accomplices and like-minded people without paying heed towards their capabilities and competencies.
Sunair Saeed, as well as the Aviation Division’s spokesman, remained unavailable for comment.
