KARACHI: Three advisers and seven special assistants to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah resigned on Thursday, following a ruling by the Sindh High Court (SHC). Among those who resigned were Maula Bukhsh Chandio, Saeed Ghani and Asghar Junejo. The resignations were accepted by Shah, acting on the ruling given by the SHC. Earlier in November 2016, the SHC declared the appointment of CM’s Adviser on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab illegal. Headed by Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, a two-member bench gave the rulings in its judgement on a constitutional petition filed by Advocate Fareed Ahmed Dayo against Wahab’s appointment and ministerial portfolio. The SHC bench also held that the relevant sections of the Sindh Government Rules of Business that empowered the Chief Minister to appoint advisers and special assistants and provisions of the Sindh Advisers (Appointment, Powers, Functions, Salaries, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 2003 that delegated the executive powers to them were unconstitutional and of no legal effect. Authored by the Chief Justice, the 27-page verdict stated that there were terms and conditions provided in the Constitution for advisers to be appointed by the Prime Minister, however, there were no such rules provided for the appointment of advisers to the Chief Minister.