Muhammad Arshad Qureshi (Petitioner) VS Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)

ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P. No. D-4996 of 2025 (Muhammad Arshad Qureshi v Province of Sindh & others) Date Order with signature of Judge(s)

Before:

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

1.For orders on office objections.

2.For hearing of Main Case.

Date of hearing and order:- 09.03.2026

Mr. Abdul Aziz Kanhar, Advocate for the Petitioner.

Barrister Asad Ali, Advocate for Respondent-KMC.

ORDER

Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J. – Petitioner Muhammad Arshad Qureshi filed this Constitution Petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan, seeking a declaration that he is legally entitled to recover his retirement benefits and gratuity from the respondents, and a direction to the respondents to release the said dues forthwith. He further prayed for any other relief deemed appropriate by this Court.

2.Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was appointed in 1986 as Chowkidar (BPS-02) in the Engineering Department of KMC, Karachi, and retired on 08.07.2023. Since his retirement, the petitioner’s retirement benefits and gratuity had not been paid.

3.Learned counsel for KMC responded that the petitioner’s pension papers were received on 26.09.2025, and the pension case was finalized on the same date for an amount of Rs. 1,229,099/-, which is payable within two weeks. the request of the learned counsel seems to be reasonable and acceded to.

4.In view of the above statement, this petition along with pending application(s) is disposed of in the stated terms.

JUDGE

JUDGE

M. Khan