5982/2019 Const. P. Jalil ur Rehman Khonbati (Petitioner) V/S PSO Co. Ltd and Ors (Respondent)
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author)
5982/2019 Const. P. Jalil ur Rehman Khonbati (Petitioner) V/S PSO Co. Ltd 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: 05-MAY-25
For the reasons stated, the court finds that a "Master and Servant" relationship exists between the Petitioner and the Respondent-Authority. Consequently, the petitioner's grievance pertains to the terms and conditions of service, which cannot be enforced through a Writ Petition, especially since the Service Rules involved are non-statutory and are considered internal instructions for the Respondent-Company's employee management. This view aligns with the principles established by the Supreme Court in Shafique Ahmed Khan and others v. NESCOM through Chairman Islamabad and others (PLD 2016 SC 377) and Muhammad Zaman etc. v. Government of Pakistan through Secretary, Finance Division (Regulation Wing), Islamabad (2017 SCMR 571), which differentiate between statutory and non-statutory service rules in the context of writ jurisdiction.