Mst Gulshad Khatton (Petitioner) VS P.O Sindh & Others (Respondent)

ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, CIRCUIT COURT, HYDERABAD

C.P. No.D-53 of 2020

DATE ORDER WITH SIGNATURE OF JUDGE

1.For orders on office objection

2.For hearing of main case

Mr. Illahi Bux Jamali advocate for petitioner.

Mr. Allah Bachayo Soomro, A.A.G. along with Sarang Latif (CNIC No.41101-7270367-3), Sub Accountant on behalf of respondent No.4 District Accounts Officer Badin, and SIP Muhammad Bux Chandio Focal Person Badin.

In compliance of order dated 25.02.2021, Sarang Latif, Sub Accountant, on behalf of respondent No.4 / District Accounts Officer Badin, is present in person. He has submitted a copy of letter dated 23.02.2021 addressed by the District Accounts Officer Badin to the A.A.G Sindh Hyderabad, which is taken on record. In the above letter, District Accounts Officer has stated that the updated monthly pension could not be paid to the petitioner as she has not opened any bank account as yet. On behalf of the petitioner, her learned counsel states that the account shall be opened by the petitioner within the next ten (10) days. On behalf of respondent No.4, the above named Sub Accountant undertakes that pension of the deceased with effect from July 2015 shall be deposited in the account of the petitioner within fifteen (15) days from the opening of the account by her.

At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner states that pension is payable to the petitioner with effect from the year 2006. Learned A.A.G. Sindh states that the policy regarding payment of pension to widow or unmarried daughter of deceased civil servant was made effective from the year 2015. Be that as it may, learned A.A.G. Sindh shall personally examine this aspect i.e. the date when the above policy became effective and whether retrospective effect can be given to such policy with effect from 2006.

By consent, the petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs in terms of the above undertaking made on behalf of respondent No.4 and direction given to learned A.A.G. Sindh.

JUDGE

JUDGE

Ali Haider