Labour & Service
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Condition of Non Counting Contractual Service
PLJ 2024 Tr.C. (Services) 89 [Federal Service Tribunal, Islamabad] Present: Asim Akram and Muhammad Mushtaq Jadoon , Members WALI MUHAMMAD--Appellant versus SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FEDERAL EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINI…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Services Tribunal (Amendment) Act, 2013
AN ACT further to amend the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Services Tribunal Act, 1974. WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Services Tribunal Act, 1974 (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. I of 1974), for the purp…
The Service Tribunals Act, 1973 (Act No. LXX of 1973)
An Act to provide for the establishment of Service Tribunals to exercise jurisdiction in respect of matters relating to the terms and conditions of service of civil servants. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the es…
Tariq Aziz promotion case on Employment Law
Citation Name : 2011 PLC 1130 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : TARIQ AZIZ-UD-DIN Side Opponent : S. 9---Rules of Business, 1973, Rule. 15 (2) ---Constitution of Pakistan Art.184(3)---Human rights---Promotion from Ba…
Key Features and Gaps of the Domestic Workers (Employment Rights) Act, 2013
A bill is under discussion in the Senate of Pakistan by the name of the Domestic Workers (Employment Rights) Act, 2013. The following are some of the key features of this proposed Act:- Features:- - The Purposes of this…
The Domestic Workers (Employment Rights) Act, 2013
INTRODUCED ON 20-01-2014 [AS INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE] A BILL to protect the rights of the domestic workers, to regulate their employment and conditions of service and to provide them social security, safety, health faci…
THE PUNJAB CIVIL SERVANTS ACT, 1974
(Act VIII of 1974) C O N T E N T S SECTION HEADING CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, application and commencement. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF CIVIL SE…
Requirements for registration of Union under Industrial Relations Act 2012 in the context of Domestic Workers
There is no special law for registration of trade union available for Domestic Workers in Islamabad. However, the only law for the registration of a trade union in Islamabad is captioned above. Let’s discuss some details…
Ratification of ILO Conventions by Pakistan
Convention Date Status Note C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) 23 Dec 1957 In Force C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) 14 Feb 1951 In Force C098 -…
The Sacked Employees’ (Reinstatement) Ordinance, 2010
An Ordinance to provide relief to persons in corporation service or autonomous or semi-autonomous bodies or in Government service who were dismissed, removed or terminated from service [Gazette of Pakistan , Extraordinar…
Engro Fertilizer V. Rohail Muhammad (Unfair Labour Practice Appeal)
PLJ 2013 Tr.C . (NIRC) 133 [National Industrial Relations Commission, Karachi ] Present: Bashir Ahmed Memon , Member ENGRO FERTILIZER LTD., EMPLOYEES UNION through its General Secretary--Petitioner versus ROHAIL MUHAMMAD…
Intra Court Appeal against Bank of Punjab
PLJ 2013 Islamabad 83 (DB) Present: Iqbal Hameedur Rehman , C.J. and Muhammad Azim Khan Afridi , J. MUHAMMAD AMIN QAMAR--Appellant versus BANK OF PUNJAB , etc.--Respondents I.C.A. No. 44 of 2012, heard on 12.6.2012. Punj…
Pharmatec Pakistan V. Pharmatec Workers Welfare Union
PLJ 2013 Tr.C . (NIRC) 100 [National Industrial Relations Commission, Karachi ] Present: Bashir Ahmad Memon , Member PHARMATEC PAKISTAN (PVT.) LTD., KARACHI through its Factory Manager--Petitioner versus PHARMATEC WORKER…
Shah Faisal V. Nestle Pakistan (Unfair Labor Practice Case)
PLJ 2013 Tr.C . (NIRC) 105 [National Industrial Relations Commission Karachi ] Present: Bashir Ahmed Memon , Member SHAH FAISAL BAIG NIAZI--Petitioner versus NESTLE PAKISTAN LIMITED through its Managing Director & 2 othe…
Unfair Labor Practice Petition against PIA
PLJ 2013 Tr.C . (NIRC) 144 [National Industrial Relations Commission, Islamabad ] Present: Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Chairman JALIL-UR-REHMAN & others--Petitioners versus PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CORPORATION through its…
Unfair Labour Practice Petition Dismissed against Sui Gas
PLJ 2013 Tr.C . (NIRC) 151 [National Industrial Relations Commission Islamabad ] Present: Baqir Ali Rana , Member ATIF AMIN--Petitioner versus SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LTD. through its Managing Director SNGPL, Lahore &…
What is Limitation in case of Declaratory Suits?
The Limitation is 6 years in all cases where limitation is not given in law. This provision is present in Article 120 of the Limitation Act. The proof of same is present in the following judgment.. PLJ 2013 Quetta 83 Pre…
Adverse Remarks Effect in ACR's
PLJ 2013 Peshawar 260 (DB) Present: Mr. Justice Mian Fasih-ul-Mulk, Chairman and Mrs. Justice Irshad Qaiser, Member. ABDUL RAUF KHAN, PRESENTLY POSTED AS ADDL. DISTRICT & SESSION JUDGE, DIR LOWER--Appellant versus REGIST…
Dismissed Employee Can Only Claim Damages
Citation Name : 2011 PLC 1007 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : Brig. (R.) SAKHI MARJAN, CEO, PESCO, PESHAWAR Side Opponent : MANAGING DIRECTOR PEPCO, LAHORE Art. 185(3)—Contractual employment—Non-holding of inquiry—Termina…
An employee can be forcefully terminated
Citation Name : 2009 SCMR 708 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : Brig. (R.) SAKHI MARJAN, CEO, PESCO, PESHAWAR Side Opponent : MANAGING DIRECTOR PEPCO, LAHORE Art. 185(3)—Contractual employment—Non-holding of inquiry—Termina…
Case of PAF inter college teachers
Citation Name : 2011 PLC 103 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : MUHAMMAD MUBEEN-US-SALAM Side Opponent : FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Defence S. 2(1)(b)---Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973), S…
Conversion of Dismissal into Retirement
Citation Name : 2011 PLC 656 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : MUHAMMAD SHAUKAT Side Opponent : ZARAI TARAQIATI BANK LTD. (ZTBL) Art. 212(3)---Civil service---Dismissal from service---Conversion of order of dismissal…
Judgement on Forceful retirement of employee
Citation Name : 2011 SCMR 309 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : MUHAMMAD SHAUKAT Side Opponent : ZARAI TARAQIATI BANK LTD. (ZTBL) Art. 212(3)---Civil service---Dismissal from service---Conversion of order of dismissa…
MINIMUM WAGES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012
ACT XV OF 2012 MINIMUM WAGES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012 An Act, further to amend the Minimum Wages Ordinance, 1961 [Gazette of Punjab, Extraordinary 11th February 2012] No. PAP/Legis-2(90)/2011/528. The Minimum Wages (Amendme…
Confession made by accused in police custody is irrelevant
PLJ 2012 Tr.C. (Services) 89 [Federal Service Tribunal, Islamabad] Present: Moazzam Hayat and Mushtaq Malik, Members KARAMAT ALI, EX-DRIVER, WAPDA (POWER) TARBELA TEHSIL AND DISTRICT SWABI--Appellant versus WAPDA through…
Principle of Audi alteram partern
PL J 1983 t*tg. (Labour) -13- (punjab labour appellate tribunal, lahore) Before : justice (Rro.) muhammad abdul ghafoor khan Loom, PASTIC EMPLOYEES UNION, Islamabad— Appellant Versus REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS, Rawalpind…
Can a civil servant be terminated?
Citation Name : 2011 PLC 942 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : DISTRICT COORDINATION OFFICER, DISTRICT DIR LOWER Side Opponent : ROZI KHAN Art. 212(3)---termination /withdrawal of appointment of civil servant---Civil servan…
Dismissal turned into compulsory retirement
Citation Name : 2011 PLC 656 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : MUHAMMAD SHAUKAT Side Opponent : ZARAI TARAQIATI BANK LTD. (ZTBL) Art. 212(3)---Civil service---Dismissal from service---Conversion of order of dismissal from s…
Employer can not lay off employees illegally
Citation Name : 2011 SCMR 11 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : PAKISTAN SYNTHETICS LIMITED Side Opponent : WAQAR AHMED Ss. 12 & 13---Retrenchment or lay off---Economy measures---Proof---Services of employees were terminated…
Teachers lost case against PAF
Citation Name : 2011 PLC 103 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : MUHAMMAD MUBEEN-US-SALAM Side Opponent : FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Defence S. 2(1)(b)---Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973), S. 4---C…
Can the Prohibited Bore License be awarded to private persons?
PLJ 2008 SC 1001 [Appellate Jurisdiction] Present: Abdul Hameed Dogar, CJ, Ijaz-ul-Hassan & Ch. Ejaz Yousaf, JJ. MUHAMMAD JAMIL KHAN--Appellant versus PESHAWAR HIGH COURT, PESHAWAR through the Registrar and another--Resp…
Can a respondent be deleted to not to be a party?
PLJ 2005 Karachi 21 [Sindh Circuit Hyderabad] Present: Muhammad Mujibullah Siddiqui, J. ARMY WELFARE SUGAR MILLS, WORKERS UNION through its GENERAL SECRETARY--Applicant versus REGISTRAR TRADE UNIONS, HYDERABAD and 2 othe…
Are the employees of Statutory Corporation entitled for promotion?
PLJ 2004 Tr. C. (Services) 261 [Federal Service Tribunal Islamabad ] Present: nazar muhammad shaikh and hassan raza pasha, members MUHAMMAD RAFIQ, TELEPHONE OPERATOR, WORKING UNDER DIVISIONAL ENGINEER PHONES MAINTENANCE…
Concept of Independence of Judiciary in Pakistan
PLJ 2002 SC 120 [Appellate Jurisdiction] Present: iftikhar muhammad chaudhry, qazi muhammad parooq and hamid ali mirza, JJ. LAHORE HIGH COURT, LAHORE through REGISTRAR-Appellant versus K.M. SOHEL-Respondent C.As. Nos. 16…
Acting Charge according to NHA Appointment and Promotion Rules 1995
PLJ 2000 Tr.C. (Services) 102 [Federal Service Tribunal, Islamabad ] Present: MUHAMMAD AYUB KHAN AND SYED MUHAMMAD ZAFAR BABAR, MEMBERS GHULAM NABI MORAI etc.~Appellants versus CHAIRMAN NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY and oth…
Re-Examination in Grievance Petition
PLJ 1997 Tr.C. (Labour) 171 [Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal, Lahore ] Present: JUSTICE (RETD.) MIAN GHULAM AHMAD, CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATION and SECURITY WATER & SANITATION AGENCY F.D.A. FAISALABAD-Petitioner ver…
3100/2016 Const. P. Ms. Surriya Kanwal (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Ors (Respondent)
whether the resignation once tendered by the civil servant voluntarily and accepted by the competent authority and communicated to him/her could be considered to be final and cannot be revoked afterwards?…
7678/2015 Const. P. HBL (Petitioner) V/S Full Bench NIRC and Ors (Respondent)
HBL--back benefits--Through this petition, the petitioner-Habib Bank Limited (HBL) is praying for setting aside the order dated 28.10.2015 passed by the Full Bench of National Industrial Relations Commission Islamabad (N…
1015/2021 Const. P. Muhammad Saleem Jehangir (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Others (Respondent)
It is also important to note that neither seniority nor promotion is the vested right of a civil servant, therefore, neither any seniority nor any promotion could be claimed or granted without the actual length of servic…
185/2021 Const. P. Syeda Asia Rizvi (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
Whether a divorced daughter of a civil servant can claim pensionary benefitsd…
6344/2019 Const. P. Dr. Jagdesh & Ors (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
Group insurance to employees of Government of Sindh, the Sindh Civil Servants Welfare Fund Ordinance 1979 and Sindh Civil Servants Welfare Fund Rules, 1980, Boards for administration of the Funds, State life insurance co…
4965/2023 Const. P. Saleem Khan (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
It is well-settled that while considering the case of regular promotion of civil servants, the competent authority has to consider the merit of all the eligible candidates and after due deliberations, to grant promotion …
2308/2020 Const. P. Zubair Javed (Petitioner) V/S Speaker Sindh Assembly & Ors (Respondent)
A person may be in the service of the Federation/province but for that reason, he cannot be classed as a 'Civil Servant' as defined in the Civil Servants Act 1973, except the employees whose terms and conditions of servi…
457/2021 Const. P. M/S Rafique Ahmed & Co (Petitioner) V/S The Registrar of Trade Union Govt Sindh & Ors (Respondent)
Sind Industrial Relations Act, 2013. Maintainability of petition by Employer against order of Registrar Trade Union passed under section 9(10). Held Yes.…
89/2022 Const. P. Sikandar Ali & Others (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh & Others (Respondent)
Service matters. No vested right concept in promotion policy. Government can amend the same, if deemed appropriate.…
6261/2020 Const. P. SSGC Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Registrar of Trade Union NIRC and Ors (Respondent)
M/s. Sui Southern Gas Company Limited ("SSGC"), has sought enforcement of the guidelines provided by the Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan in its order dated 11.03.2020 passed in Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No.…
4048/2012 Const. P. M/s. Dalda Foods(Pvt) Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal & Others (Respondent)
We find that the private respondents were deprived of their due process rights. They were not confronted with the material based on which their services were verbally terminated. Even otherwise, the process followed by t…
6222/2023 Const. P. Dr. Abdul Shakoor Abro (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
firstly section 10 of the Civil Servant Act 1973 provides that every civil servant shall be liable to serve within and outside Pakistan under the Federal Government or any Provincial Government, whereas Rule 20-A of the …
646/2014 Const. P. Engro Foods Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Registrar of Trade Union and another (Respondent)
"Industrial Relations. Challenge to registration of trade union re trans-provincial establishment".…
3502/2021 Const. P. Syed Babar Hashmi (Petitioner) V/S Govt. of Sindh and Others (Respondent)
We do not agree with the statement of the learned counsel for the Petitioner on the aforesaid assertions for the simple reason that compulsory retirement from service is a major penalty under service jurisprudence and fa…
1299/2022 Const. P. Mujahid Ali Lund (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh & Others (Respondent)
Perusal of the substituted Rule 10-A reflects that with widening its scope, certain conditions were also imposed. Earlier the benefit of such rule was provided only to the children of the deceased civil servant who died …
-1049/2024 Suit Muhammad Nasser Janjua & others (Plaintiff) V/S Federation of Pakistan & another (Defendant)
Civil Courts, including a Judge (in Chambers) of High Court of Sindh, exercising jurisdiction on the original side as a civil court under C.P.C. cannot entertain a civil suit of a civil servant relating to the terms and …
3764/2022 Const. P. Dr. Muhammad Tariq Khan (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
Applicability of Section 10 of Civil Servant Act, 1973, appointment of a junior officer when no suitable person is available for promotion; held No; appointment set-aside…
1357/2022 Const. P. Altaf Hussain Khuhro & Ors (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
Petition of a civil servant in respect of his posting; not maintainable, whereas, pursuant to Section 10 of the Civil Servant Act, 1973, a Civil Servant cannot claim any specific posting or assignment while discharging h…
649/2013 Const. P. Mst. Sahib Khatoon (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & others (Respondent)
Petitioner being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the non -action by the alleged Contemnors, filed an Application (CMA 14152/2015)under Article 204 of the Constitution, praying therein to initiate the Contempt Proceedi…
6025/2024 Const. P. Dr. Pritam Das (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
So far as the stance of the respondents that pensionary benefits could be withheld on account of the allegations leveled against the petitioner, in our view, section 20 of the Sindh Civil Servants Act of 1973 deals wit…
1215/2020 Const. P. Bansi Lal Malhi & Another (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
the common grievance of the Petitioners is against the issuance of notifications dated 09.12.2019 and 26.2.2021 by the respondent-Establishment Division, whereby the direction was given to the Police Service of Pakistan …
150/2025 Const. P. Dr.Tariq Hasan Memon (Petitioner) V/S Federation of Pakistan & Others (Respondent)
WAPDA Employees: Exclusive Jurisdiction of Federal Service Tribunal under Article 212 of the Constitution…
339/2025 Const. P. Munawar Ali (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
It is well settled that disciplinary proceedings fall within the ambit of expression terms and conditions of service of a civil servant, therefore, the jurisdiction of all other courts is barred by the provision of Sindh…
3100/2021 Const. P. Muhammad Nusrat and Others (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Others (Respondent)
The Supreme Court in the case of Nazeer Ahmed Chkrani v Government of Pakistan (2004 SCMR 623), reiterating the principle from Pakistan International Airlines v Nasir Jamal Malik (2001 SCMR 934), established that a promo…
5497/2019 Const. P. Manzoor Ahmed Jokhio (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
The provided rule and Supreme Court precedents establish a civil servant's entitlement to pro-forma promotion. The Supreme Court in Secretary Schools of Education v. Rana Arshad Khan (2012 SCMR 126) granted proforma prom…
1662/2019 Const. P. Muhammad Nawaz Soomro (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
disposed of in the terms of paragraph 35(iii) of the judgment dated 18.03.2016 passed by learned Sindh Service Tribunal maintained by the Honorable Supreme Court vide order dated 26.03.2018 passed in Civil Petition No.26…
4745/2024 Const. P. Tufail Ahmed Soomro (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Another (Respondent)
The Supreme Court's judgment, being in rem, applies to all and can be referenced even if the petitioner was not directly involved in the case. However, the Sindh government incorrectly repatriated the petitioner to a non…
257/2025 Const. P. Zulfiqar Ali Kariro (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
It is well settled that disciplinary proceedings fall within the ambit of expression terms and condition of service of a civil servant, therefore, the jurisdiction of all other courts is barred by the provision of Sindh …
8499/2017 Const. P. Haris Hamid (Petitioner) V/S Port Qasim Authority and Ors (Respondent)
It is well settled that disciplinary proceedings fall within the ambit of expression terms and condition of service of a civil servant, therefore, the jurisdiction of all other courts is barred by the provision of Sindh …
1578/2021 Const. P. Muhammad Saqib (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Others (Respondent)
departmental proceedings initiated against him as contemplated under Section 3(b)(c) of the Efficiency and Discipline Rules, 1988--as to how this petition is maintainable against departmental proceedings initiated agains…
519/2014 Suit Ali Ahmed Lund (Plaintiff) V/S Federation of Pakistan & ors (Defendant)
"Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973--- ----R. 12-A---Correction of date of birth in service record---Scope---Contention of plaintiff was that his date of birth was 2-4-1956 instead of 2-4-19…
1344/2024 Const. P. Altaf Hussain Awan (Petitioner) V/S Govt of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
Coming to the main case, the concept of Proforma Promotion is to remedy the loss sustained by an employee / civil servant on account of denial of promotion upon his/her legitimate turn due to any reason but not a fault o…
1769/2021 Const. P. Muhammad Mazhar Khan and Othes (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
From the above discussion, it is quite clear that a person may be in the service of the Federation/province but for that reason, he cannot be classed as a 'Civil Servant' as defined in the Civil Servants Act 1973, except…
279/2018 Const. P. Jawaid Akhtar (Petitioner) V/S S.L.A.T & Ors (Respondent)
While the Sindh Labour Court had no jurisdiction to adjudicate the petitioners grievance, at the same time, as per the law in force at the material time, the petitioner could have sought his remedy in writ jurisdiction. …
1351/2022 Const. P. Novex Dry Cleaners Hyd (Petitioner) V/S learned Sindh Labour Court Hyderbad & others (Respondent)
Since the discretion was exercised by the Tribunal in condoning the delay within frame of SIRA Act 2013, we cannot replace our discretion with that of the Tribunal as this petition is neither statutory nor efficacious re…
1612/2022 Const. P. Ghulam Shabbir and Others (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
Petition of a civil servant in respect of his posting; not maintainable, whereas, pursuant to Section 10 of the Civil Servant Act, 1973, a Civil Servant cannot claim any specific posting or assignment while discharging h…
149/2013 Const. P. National Refinery Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Mst.Farida Begum & Ors (Respondent)
Once an application under order I rule 10 CPC was filed, respondent No.3/Commissioner assumes the jurisdiction to pass order under the law. Any order that transgresses its authority and jurisdiction is then to be tested …
2341/2010 Const. P. Muhammad Anwer (Petitioner) V/S The federation of Pakistan & Ors. (Respondent)
Basically, the matter pertains to minor penalties which were imposed on the petitioners under the Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000, (now repealed), they challenged their reduction into lower grade in…
616/2020 Const. P. M/s K-Electric Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Raees Khan and Others (Respondent)
private respondents were in the employment of the petitioner / K-Electric Limited since years together in their different capacities/posts and obtained ad-interim order dated 05.10.2011 from the National Industrial Relat…
1862/2021 Const. P. Rao Muhammad Azeem (Petitioner) V/S Govt. of Sindh and Others (Respondent)
disciplinary proceedings initiated against him by the respondent-Police Department--Rule 3(a) (b) of the Sindh Police (Efficiency & Discipline) Rule, 1988--disciplinary proceedings initiated against him which falls withi…
6275/2020 Const. P. Noor Ahmed (Petitioner) V/S D.J South Khi (Respondent)
ACR--Admittedly, the Petitioner is a Civil Servant and his case falls within the ambit of the Sindh Subordinate Judiciary Service Tribunal which has the exclusive jurisdiction in respect of matters relating to the terms …
615/2020 Const. P. M/s K-Electric Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Muhammad Aslam Shah and Others (Respondent)
private respondents were in the employment of the petitioner / K-Electric Limited since years together in their different capacities/posts and obtained ad-interim order dated 05.10.2011 from the National Industrial Relat…
4906/2020 Const. P. M/s Sakina Export International Ltd (Petitioner) V/S M. Shair Afzal Khan and Others (Respondent)
The main ground agitated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the respondents were not their employees but the employees of third party contractors. This plea is not tenable in the light of judgment rendered by…
797/2023 Const. P. Mrs. Fouzia Basharat Samo (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
Reliance can be placed on the cases of Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab, Lahore, and others v. Ms. Shamim Usman, 2021 SCMR 1390; Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Establishment, Islamabad v. M.Y. Labib-ur-Re…
4003/2019 Const. P. Munaza Yasmeen and Ors (Petitioner) V/S Learned / Hon (Respondent)
the petitioners have assailed the findings of the learned Single Bench of National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC), Karachi whereby their Grievance Petitions were dismissed with direction to the respondent-Pakista…
848/2021 Const. P. M/s Gerry (Petitioner) V/S NIRC & Ors (Respondent)
M/s. Gerry's Dnata (Pvt.) Ltd.--Adverting to the grounds raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner-company that the NIRC was not competent to summon the Vice President for his appearance in Court, prima facie this…
288/2024 Const. P. Engro Fertilizers Limited through Asad Shakil Khan (Petitioner) V/S Full Bench of NIRC & others (Respondent)
Touching on the second issue of non-service of grievance notice. Under Section 33 of the Industrial Relations Ac1,2012 (lRA 2012), ifa grievance notice is not served, the grievance petition can be dismissed. This is beca…
1832/2019 Const. P. Muhammad Fakhar ul Hasnain (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
It is well established now that the provision for proforma promotion is not alien or unfamiliar to the civil servant service structure but it is already embedded in Fundamental Rule 17, wherein it is lucidly enumerated t…
296/2025 Const. P. Ahmed Raza (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
Generally, civil servants have limited avenues to challenge transfers. The appropriate forum for challenging a transfer order is the Service Tribunal. This is because transfer orders are typically considered within the a…
648/2021 Const. P. Asif Ali Unar (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and Others (Respondent)
seeking direction to the Chief Secretary, Government of Sindh, for transferring Chairman and Controller of Examination, Sindh Public Service Commission--Since the issue is confined to the transfer and posting of responde…
256/2025 Const. P. Hafeezullah (Petitioner) V/S Govt of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
It is well-settled that the civil servants must first pursue internal appeals within 90 days. If the appeal is not decided within that timeframe, he/she can then approach the service tribunal to challenge the original or…
3496/2022 Const. P. Zulfiqar Ali Memon and Others (Petitioner) V/S Fed. of Pakistan and Others (Respondent)
The Supreme Court in the recent judgment, The Province of Sindh through Chief Secretary & others Vs Ghulam Shabbir and others, passed in (Civil Appeals Nos.52-K to 71-K of 2022) vide judgment dated 30.12.2025 has observ…
2667/2024 Const. P. State Bank of Pakistan (Petitioner) V/S Full Bench NIRC and Others (Respondent)
The contention that respondent No.4 was merely an employee of a third-party contractor is erroneous, as discussed supra. The Supreme Court in cases such as Fauji Fertilizer Company vs NIRC (2014 PLC (Labour) 10), SSGCL c…
3376/2021 Const. P. Ghulam Mustafa Supro (Petitioner) V/S NBP and Others (Respondent)
In view of the above discussion, the petition is maintainable. The Respondents??? actions restricting pensionary and provident fund benefits to 9 years are illegal, arbitrary, and without lawful authority. The Federal Se…
827/2024 Const. P. Mehboob Ali (Petitioner) V/S Province of sindh & others (Respondent)
The right to life, as guaranteed by Article 9 of the Constitution, extends to the right to livelihood. This means that the petitioner has the right to earn a living. However, a respondent department can terminate the ser…
2671/2016 Const. P. Rizwan Ali (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and others (Respondent)
Learned counsel for the Petitioners while laying emphasis on Rule10- A & 11-A of Sindh Civil Servant (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer Rules, 1974) argued that the Petitioners are entitled to be appointed on son quot…
1346/2024 Const. P. Mumtaz Ahmed (Petitioner) V/S Govt of Sindh & Others (Respondent)
We find that it has not been disputed that working papers were prepared by the respondent- Department about the promotion of the petitioners in BPS-19 much before their retirement, but the matter was delayed without any …
617/2020 Const. P. M/s K-Electric Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Muhammad Boota and Ors (Respondent)
private respondents were in the employment of the petitioner / K-Electric Limited since years together in their different capacities/posts and obtained ad-interim order dated 05.10.2011 from the National Industrial Relat…
1781/2019 Const. P. Muhammad Moazam (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and others (Respondent)
Learned counsel for the Petitioners while laying emphasis on Rule10- A & 11-A of Sindh Civil Servant (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer Rules, 1974) argued that the Petitioners are entitled to be appointed on son quot…
2041/2019 Const. P. Muhammad Arsalan and others (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and others (Respondent)
Learned counsel for the Petitioners while laying emphasis on Rule10- A & 11-A of Sindh Civil Servant (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer Rules, 1974) argued that the Petitioners are entitled to be appointed on son quot…
1860/2019 Const. P. Muhammad Hayat (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and others (Respondent)
Learned counsel for the Petitioners while laying emphasis on Rule10- A & 11-A of Sindh Civil Servant (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer Rules, 1974) argued that the Petitioners are entitled to be appointed on son quot…
4905/2020 Const. P. M/ Sakina Export International Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Fayyaz Muhammad and Others (Respondent)
The main ground agitated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the respondents were not their employees but the employees of third party contractors. This plea is not tenable in the light of judgment rendered by…
4907/2020 Const. P. M/s Sakina Export International Ltd (Petitioner) V/S Fareed and Others (Respondent)
The main ground agitated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the respondents were not their employees but the employees of third party contractors. This plea is not tenable in the light of judgment rendered by…
3274/2017 Const. P. Asif Ali Shah (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh and others (Respondent)
Learned counsel for the Petitioners while laying emphasis on Rule10- A & 11-A of Sindh Civil Servant (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer Rules, 1974) argued that the Petitioners are entitled to be appointed on son quot…