1475/2014 Const. P. Noor Ul Hassan (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Ors (Respondent)
Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author)
Order Date: 21-MAY-25
It is urged by the parties that the UBL paid the Petitioner PKR 605,112/- as termination dues, also known as a Golden Handshake, which the Petitioner acknowledged receiving on November 22, 2000. The Petitioner's employment with UBL ended due to retrenchment while he was a officer, consistent with the service rules then in effect. The Petitioner has since reached the age of superannuation, rendering the question of reversing his termination from service purely academic. This makes prayer clauses B to D redundant, as his service with UBL had already ended. Furthermore, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has previously ruled on similar cases in United Bank Limited v. Ahsan Akhtar (1998 SCMR 68), the Supreme Court held that writ petitions filed by aggrieved former employees against UBL are not maintainable. The Supreme Court also allowed Civil Appeal Nos. 1487 to 1528 of 1998 in United Bank Ltd. v. Shamim Ahmed Khan & others (PLD 1999 SC 990) on May 25, 1999, which concerned the compulsory retrenchment scheme to reduce staff strength. Therefore, the issue of retrenchment cannot be revisited at this stage. Regarding the implementation of the Federal Cabinet's decision in the Petitioner's case, this is an old issue, and too much time has passed to issue any directions. Finally, no direction can be issued for the Petitioner's absorption into any department with the Golden Handshake due to his reaching the superannuation age. Consequently, all issues raised in this petition are no longer relevant, leading to the dismissal of the current petition and any pending applications. This petition is dismissed accordingly.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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