1056/2024 Const. P. Syed Zahid Hussain (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Hasan (Akber)
Order Date: 18-MAY-26
In these circumstances, the refusal of the respondents to grant service benefits to the petitioner, which action is found to be without lawful authority and not sustainable in law. This petition is disposed of with the directions that the Chief Secretary, Sindh, shall personally constitute a committee comprising senior officers of the concerned departments, including the Board of Revenue, Commissioner Karachi, Karachi Development Authority, and Accountant General Sindh, for immediate resolution of the matter. The said committee shall determine, within a period of thirty (30) days, the department legally responsible for settlement of the Petitioner???s pensionary and retiral benefits and shall ensure issuance of retirement notification, finalization of pension papers, release of pension, gratuity, leave encashment and all other admissible retiral benefits of the Petitioner strictly in accordance with law within a further period of thirty (30) days thereafter. 12. The Chief Secretary, Sindh, is further directed to conduct an inquiry and fix responsibility upon the delinquent officials/officers whose lethargic, negligent, and indifferent conduct caused extraordinary delay and immense hardship to the Petitioner since his retirement in the year 2013. Appropriate departmental action shall be initiated against such responsible officials in accordance with the law. The compliance report shall be submitted to the Nazir of this Court within the stipulated period.Full judgment text for this case is not yet available on Pakistan Law Reports. Check the official Sindh High Court case law portal for the complete order.
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