Maqsood Masih and Others (Petitioner) VS Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)

ORDER SHEET

THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH KARACHI

C.P. No. D – 3332 of 2024 [Maqsood Masih and others v. Province of Sindh & others]

DATE ORDER WITH SIGNATURE OF JUDGE(S)

Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi.

Date of hearing and order:-29-04-2026

Mr. Ali Asadullah Bullo, Advocate for the Petitioner.

Barrister Asad Ahmed, Advocate for the KMC.

Mr. Abdul Jalil Zubedi, AAG Sindh.

ORDER

Adnan-ul-Karim Memo, J The Petitioners filed the present Constitutional Petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, seeking directions to the concerned authorities of KMC and other relevant departments for payment of their retirement dues, including pension and other outstanding benefits, which, despite being lawfully due upon completion of their service, have not been released. They further sought any other relief deemed appropriate by this Court.

2.It is the case of the Petitioners that they were employed in various Town Municipal Corporations (TMCs), Karachi, and after rendering due service, retired from their respective posts; however, their post-retirement dues remain unpaid. Learned counsel for KMC submitted that the cases of the Petitioners are required to be processed by the concerned TMCs and to be forwarded to KMC, whereafter the same would be examined and processed for grant of pensionary benefits in accordance with law, subject to their entitlement under the law.

3.This Court finds the said submission reasonable and disposing of the petition, without touching the merits of the case, with directions to the Respondents (TMCs) to forward the cases of the Petitioners to KMC for pension processing. The competent authority of KMC is directed to process the same in accordance with law and release pensionary benefits, if found admissible. The entire exercise is ordered to be completed within one month.

JUDGE

JUDGE

SHAFI*