Muhammad Riaz (Petitioner) VS Province of Sindh & others (Respondent)

ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, KARACHI

Constitutional Petition No. D-565 of 2026 (Muhammad Riaz versus Province of Sindh & others)

Date Order with signature of Judge Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon Mr. Justice Muhammad Hasan (Akber) Date of hearing and order: 18.5.2026 None present for the petitioner Syed Ali Ahmed Zaidi, Additional AG Mr. Waqas Ahmed, A.C. (General), Commissioner office, Karachi SI Shabbir Ahmed, PS Brigade, Karachi

ORDER

Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J. Petitioner Muhammad Riaz has filed the present Constitutional Petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, seeking cancellation and suspension of allotment order dated 19.12.2025, and declaration of his entitlement to the subject flat.

2.On the first date of the hearing, no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner. It is noted that even on earlier dates, the petitioner remained absent despite opportunities.

3.Learned AAG submits that the petitioner, formerly serving as Assistant to Deputy Commissioner, Korangi, Karachi, was allotted Flat No. 2/4, Block-AB, Jacob Lines Housing Complex on 17.06.2021. He subsequently retired from service on 30.06.2024, whereafter the said flat was allotted to one Ghulam Abbas Shah, an employee of the Culture & Tourism Department. It is further stated that the accommodation is reserved for employees of the Revenue Department, whereas the subsequent allottee belongs to a different department. It is also noted that no complaint was lodged by the petitioner regarding alleged dispossession as portrayed by him.

4.In view of the persistent non-appearance of the petitioner and failure to prosecute the matter, this Court is left with no option but to dismiss the petition in default. However, the respondents shall be at liberty to proceed strictly in accordance with law, while affording a reasonable opportunity to him for adjustment of his family in suitable accommodation, subject to all just and legal exceptions.

JUDGE

JUDGE