354/2025 Const. P. Safiulah Jokhio (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Hasan (Akber)
354/2025 Const. P. Safiulah Jokhio (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent) Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Hasan (Akber) Order Date: 19-MAY-26
Accordingly, the petition is allowed with the direction that the competent authority of the respondents shall treat the petitioner as having been validly promoted to the post of Director (BPS-20) in terms of Notification dated 24.08.2023, along with his batchmates, for all legal and pensionary purposes, subject to completion of codal formalities. The retirement notification dated 12.08.2025, to the extent it reflects the petitioner???s retirement in BPS-19, is hereby of no consequence, and the petitioner shall be deemed to have retired in BPS-20 in accordance with the aforesaid promotion notification. The respondents are further directed to immediately process and release all retirement dues and pensionary benefits of the petitioner based on his promoted pay scale (BPS-20), and to complete the same within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of this judgment, if not earlier released. It is further observed that the departmental inquiries, if any, initiated against the petitioner, after his retirement in 2024, shall not be permitted to impede, delay, or affect the release of his lawful pensionary benefits, which shall be processed independently in accordance with his status as a retired officer of BPS-20. 14. All pending application(s) stand disposed of in the above terms.