Const. P. 1594/2025 (D.B.) Karimullah Khaskheli V/S P.O Sindh & Others
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arbab Ali Hakro(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Osman Ali Hadi
Const. P. 1594/2025 (D.B.) Karimullah Khaskheli V/S P.O Sindh & Others Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arbab Ali Hakro(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Osman Ali Hadi
Pension, being deferred wages protected by Articles 9 and 14 and not a bounty, can be withheld under Rule 1.8 of the Pension Rules, 1963 only upon conviction for a serious crime, upon a finding of grave misconduct recorded after due process, or upon a loss found in departmental proceedings instituted within one year of retirement; a bare F.I.R, a belated inquiry, or the want of a Clearance Duty Certificate, the department's own default, furnishes no warrant for withholding pension, G.P. Fund, commutation, or L.P.R. encashment, and such inaction, leaving no appealable order, is amenable to Article 199.