Muhammad Juman and Others (Petitioner) VS Province of Sindh and Others (Respondent)

ORDER SHEET

THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, AT KARACHI

Const. Petition No.D-5327 of 2021.

(Muhammad Juman and another v. Province of Sindh and others)

Date: order with signature(s) of Judge(s)

Before:

Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon Mr. Justice Muhammad Hassan Akbar Date of hearing and Order: 25.03.2026

Mr. Muhammad Murad, advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Khurshed Javed, advocate for the KDA.

Mr. Abdul Jalil Zubedi, Asstt. Advocate General.

ORDER

Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J. –The case of the petitioners is that they were appointed as Assistants (BPS-16) in the Recovery Department of KDA, Sindh, Karachi. They retired as Ex-Supt. ADO Assistants, but despite repeated applications for issuance of retirement letters, clearance of dues, and processing of their retirement cases, the Administration Department and the Secretary KDA failed to take any action. Consequently, their pensions and other retirement benefits have not been released to date. The petitioners allege that the delay in releasing their salaries and pensions was due to personal hostility and negligence by the Accounts Branch, causing them mental agony and financial hardship. They reside in Karachi, within the jurisdiction of this Hon’ble Court. The petitioners submit that, being permanent employees entitled to salary and benefits until retirement, the failure of the respondents to process their dues violates their fundamental rights. They have no other legal remedy and therefore approach this Court under Article 199 of the Constitution. They seek direction to the respondents to release of their pension, pay, and group insurance benefits.

On the last hearing, KDA counsel sought time to release the petitioner’s pensionary benefits however nothing has been done. This Court has already directed the DG KDA to release the pensionary benefits of the petitioners’ subject to their entitlement under the law Accordingly, this court is left with no option but to dispose of the instant petition with directions to DG KDA to release the petitioner’s pensionary benefits as per their entitlement under the law after scrutiny of their service profile, in terms of the earlier order passed in the similar petitions whereby two-month time was granted for the aforesaid purposes.

Without touching the merits of the case, this petition stands disposed of in the terms of the ratio of the common order dated 18.02.2026 passed in C.P No. D-815/2023 and connected petitions.

JUDGE

JUDGE

Manthar Brohi