Sindh Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The petitioner, Mahmood Akhtar Naqvi, has moved a petition under Article 184(3) of the constitution in the apex court against the Sindh Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance 2012. He urged that the ordinance was promulgated at a time when the Supreme Court was hearing pleas against out-of-turn promotions.