During the course of proceedings, the bench asked the additional attorney general to direct the department concerned to prepare seniority list of the employees.
Justice Gulzar asked who is senior according to the merit list. He observed that both sides were claiming seniority.
The additional attorney general said that there was no seniority list in National Highway and Motorway Police.
Justice Gulzar remarked if there is no seniority list then how the court would determine who is senior. The court could not fire in the dark, he added.
The counsel for the petitioners said that around 600 sub-inspectors were recruited in 2001. Three hundred sub-inspectors were sent to Hangu Training College, 250 sub-inspectors were sent to Karachi Saeedabad Training College while 50 were sent to Sihala Training College Islamabad, he added.
He said that Hangu Training College stopped result of firing test of 250 sub-inspectors while the college administration passed 50 sub-inspectors under arbitrary authority. The hearing was adjourned till formation of structure service rules.