Syed Muhammad Fawad Vs BISE Abbotabad

JUDGMENT SIIIiIi I'

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conncctcd writ pctit jon No.7:j7-Ai2l) I ,l LitlCd 'R_re.r'i G ulz.u r Vs. The Govcrnntenl 0l l(ht,btr l>u klt tun k!t x'u nd tx,o otlrers sirillt: (lllcsti(\11 ol' la"tu and liacl'l llti.i,.'i,r t.' ilil ,r|iii',.'!

Iirr tircii rc!lularization in sct'i'icc t.rl Ll;r.; Iloa: tl.

2 IJricf' lacts lcading to iiline o{' \\'ri1 uotili()n:; arc thal. lhc pr:titioncrs ha';tr bct:tr aPpoinlt'r I air,ailrsl il.rc posl:i oi' Assistan'. i)iicclrr:r;:; Sport:.

Si,:,rog:.aphcr, Stcno l vpist and .iunior' (llcrks. as i ct)lLirrgctrl paid stall';.trrititrsi li iix.'-ii lrirr rir i',oirtci "'

lnlcnrccliatc & Sccondary []ducation, Abbottabacl in thc ycar', 20ll l.o 2014, as thcy arc lLrllilling rhc rcquircd cducational quali{icalion ancl Lhc rcsponclcnls havc also cxtcndcd thc pcriod ol'thcn' scrvicc in thc l]oard alicr cxpiry ol'inil.ial pcliod ol thcir appointmcnt. ['hc pctitioncrs allcgcd that tl.rc1' havc bccn pcrlbrming thcir scrviccs rvitirout artv blcai< to thc satisl-acti<ln ol' thc Iloarci Ar-rthoritics ancl prayccl lor acccplancc o1'thcir writ pctitions ancl thcir rcgularization in scrviccs ol' thc Iloarcl, ln accordancc with law

'l hc lcspondcr-rts \\ cl'c put to notrcc, rvho coulcstcd both thc writ pctitions by liling thcrr parawisc commcnts, whcrcin, thcy dcnicd tl'rc I'ighl o1- thc pctitioncrs to bc rcgularizcd in scrvicc ol- thc lloarcl, on variotts lcgal as rvcll as lactual grouncls I'hcy asscrtcd that thc appointn-rcnt ol thc pctitioncrs was purcly tcmporary in naturc lbr 89 cla1 s, or till thc datc o1' lormal advcrliscmcnt o1' rcspcctivc vacancics. whichcvcr was cat'licr in poirlt ol- litl.ttr and, as a conscclllcncc thcrcol, thc pctitioncrs cr.nployt-ncn1 at thc cn<l o1' IJgth clay. a r rLorrntir:a I lv stood tcrtrinatcd until a lrcsh appoilrttr.':ctlt lctlct's, on

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lhc sanrc tct'ms and conclitions, wcrc issuccl on tlrc ncxt day lbllowing thcrcto and thcy cannot claim continuity in thcir scrvicc wilhout brcak nor con lllmation or rcgularization againsl such .i tcmporary post.

4 Argumcnts of'lcarncd counscl lirr thc pctiLioncrs, lcarncd Standing Counscl appcaring on bchall' ol' thc lloard and lcalncd AA(i hcarcl ancl rccord pcruscd with thcil ablc assistancc.

5.'l'hc rccord would shorv that tl-ic pctitioncls havc bccn appoinlcd lor 89 clays by thc rcspondcnts as contingcnt paid stall against thc various posts, rcl-cn'cd to abovc, and sincc thcir appoinlmcnt in thc ycars 201 I to 20 l4' tlrc pctitioncls havc bccn pcrforming thcir dutics and aficr thc cxpir"y of initial pcriod o{- thcir scrvicc, thc rcspondcnts cxtcndcd thc said pctioci til' turther Nv days, howcvcr, tl-rcir scrviccs wcrc llot rcgularizi:d on thc solc ground that thcy wcrc contingcnl paid slall' antl tlrcir scrviccs could r-rot br: rcgularizcd rrotwithstanding availabilily ol' sat.rctioncd posts and thc budgct thcrcfor. It is also notcworthy that thc rcspondcnts havc also not disputcd thc pcrlblnlancc t

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o{'thc pctitioncrs. 'l'hc supcrior (lor-rrts havc alrvays disapprovcd thc practicc of continuous scrvtcc ol) tcmporary/conrlact/daily wagcs/contingcnt paicl staf'l- basis (br long pcriod ol-tirnc. l'hc issuc involvccl irr thc prcscnt writ pctitions has rcccntly bccn scttlccl by thc ar-rgust Apcx Court in casc LiLlccl " llourd o/ Interntediule und Secondorv Iitlucrtliort, Fuisulubutl throut!h Cltoirmtn unl others. Vs.

T-unvecr Saiid und others' (20r8 sCMrr 1405), rclicd upon by thc lcarncd cortnscl lirr thc pctilioncrs. whcrcin. alicr mal<ing Lhrcaclbarc and cxhaustivc discussion, thc august Apcr (iotrrt has obscrvcd that:

Courls hnve ulwuys cttnlentncl lhe pructice oJ keeping tlte employeas on lemporor.y hasis./br long perkxls ol limc witlnut conJirming or regularizing lheir services, It hus lteen lrcll thul on cmployee being jobless und in.fbnr o/ heing slron,tr lhe door has no oltlittn hul Irt ot:('epl nnd utttlitrue wilh Ihe appoint rcnl on wholever lernts n.ioh is o/feretl by the emplolter. ltt.fhcl such consent lo ctttttinua ttt work us lenq)orar-l' emplol:ea is ttol itt lhe nature of ./rce consenl between the emplol'ees, on lhe one honrl and employers on the ollrcr. A perso,l so cmployed is itr tro positiotl 10 burgain with the empktyctshlep rlnvnls whiclt orc in o tlisproporlionolaly t,mi,tutit,:: hurguin itt;; ltttsilitttt ('\ conparerl lo the emqllyce und lhc r:nplo-y-ar coultl oltvur-s coarcc lkanr lrt wttit'c tlrcir legtl proteclion und actepl, utnlrttcluol tern6 or ./hca thc risk ol losing their iobs. lsee: Ilubibulluh t''

{)oventnrcnl oJ tlrc I'unjub (PI-D 1980 l-ah. -17), l'akislutt v. Itublic at Large (PLD l9ll7 SC 304) und Sui Southern Gos Compnnl; l,td. v. Ghulam ,4hhus (Pt,t) 200-1 sc 724)1.

7.This Courl in lha cusr: of Dr. lrtwur Ali Snhlo v. l.'edcrutiott r2/ l'akiston (PI-D 2002 SC l0l), hel that er)ctt co lrucl entplol,ee5 toull ltt reinstoted in service in appropriule cases if suclt uppointment hul ltetome permonent hy elflu-r oJ linte. A similnr view wos tuken in tlte cose litled us y'htlul Sultor r,. Sui Nortltern Gus l'ipelines Lintited (2001 SCMR 1935). In the ctse o/ Ikrum llori v. Naliottal lltnk o/ l'okistan (2005 SCMR I l0) the (;onrl nJier rel1ti11g ttpon the o/ire-nolad judgntcnt held that perso,1s, ttho hnle served.fbr more tlrur lltree yeurs, withoul u breok oJ more thun l5 tlu.1ts, arc enlitlctl I() r.,!:uloriz(t ion of their stvit't's.

'l'hc august Apcx Court has also rcl'crrcd to casc o1' 'liiaz. Akbar Kusi v. Ministrv of lnfbrmulion und IJroatlcuslins' (PLD 20ll SC 22), whcrcin. it u'a:;

hcld that:

'Thc clntrucl empktYees t1f PTV Corporaliotl wlto approoched this Courl .fitr rcgulurizotion of their services otr lhc ground lhot they hnd worked Jbr mtnl' -ye(rs on conlract hasis, lherefitre, rlesert,erl to be considered ./br regulurizolirttt, were directal lo be regnlorizal. 'l'he reviuv pctilion .lilcl ttguittst tlrc suid judgment wns dismissul'' In thc alil'crncntioncd casc, thc au-eLlsl Suprcmo Court o1' I'akistan has also lcl-crrcd to lhc casc ol' ' I'ir I mrun Soiitl t., Muntgiut! Dircctor/Ge ncrul M unu ger' (Mtt n 0t!e r I.-inuncc) 7'claphona

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I nl usl.ries ol Pakisla n' (201s scMlt t2s7),

whcrcin, thc sarnc issuc was involvcd and dircctiors rvcrc issuccl lbr rcgularization o{'thc sclviccs ol'thc 'I'l[) crnployccs. 'l'hc august Apcx (lourt, wl-rilc advcrting to thc rncrits of thc casc of'thc cnrployccs o1'thc IllSli, l.aisalabad has cxplicitly hcld that:-

8.7'urning lo llle inslonl tost:, thc raspondants-employees hnve lteen working with the petitioner-llISl'-s./br a bng periul o/ time ranging helween 3 lo l2 1'aars, rc ntcnlionel in lhe impugnatl .judgmenls hy the learned lligh Cortrl. 'l'lrough lhelt were initially appointed.fir u period of 89 dqs hut ofler the expirl' o.1 snid period, their controcts were renewc .finm lime to lime for Jhrlher pcrio s o/ 89 rlays at o lima witlt un arliJiciol brerk oJ I or more doys. Il seems lhut thc trtotive hchind suclt urli/itiul break ln'tts lrt trrtti rtguhrizulittn ol lhtir ;;trrit t.t rtrt the pretext that lhcl' t)ere ttll totttirtttously in service. Since lhc rasltottlents were itt sarvice.for u iinl; time, it cleorll sltouts lhut the posts thel: werc occttpying b,ere parmanent in nuturc und nol cttsual or lemporarl:. It Jhrlher irulicates tltut tlrc services o/ rasponlenls v,ere nol only reqttirctl bttl utso bcneJicinl to lhe departmet ontl lhul thay (respondents) hotl bcan perJitrming their tlulies with due diligence to lhe solisfirclion oJ' the outhorilies. Nolitrg hus heen ploced on lhe record thol nltry shott) un.ythitrg t0 lhe c0tltrtrr"... ...., .

10.ln view ol lhe ubttvc, we ure (U lhe t,iew thol the learned lligh Courl hus rightl.l: directed thc pctilioncr- IJ lslis/Government t2/ I'un.iub lo rcgulariz.e the services oJ respondent' em1tlo1,ss5. 7'htts, ttrt urse Jbr intarfArancc in the impugned .iudgments is mode rtut' '!'hcsc pa/ilions ore nctnrdingly lisnri:srtl t und leuve lu ttppeul is rclitsctl."

ln anol.hcr <:asc titlcd ' Bourd of' Intermeliute unrl Sacondurv Eluculion , DG Kltun and unothcr Vs.

@(2018S(lNllt-l2s), llrc august Apcx Court has takcn thc sarnc vicw and rcgulalizcd thc scrviccs of' thc crnplol,ccs o1'thc ll oard

'l'hr-rs, wl'rilc considcring thc casc o1'tlrc prcscnt pctitioncrs in thc light ol'thc lar,r, laicl dorvrr in thc alblcnrcntioncd cascs, particLriaril', thc lllSl'1.

Ira isa I Abad's casc (Supra), this Cotrrt conc lrtdcs that thcy arc'similarly placed'with thc cmployccs ol- thc said Iloard and cntitlcd to thc sanrc trcalrncnt as cxtcndcd to lhcrr-r. Accordingly, lirr tlrc rcasons stalccl hcrcinabovc, both thc writ pctitions arc admittccl and allowcd and rcspondcnts arc clircctccl to rcgularizc thc scrviccs o1- thc pctitioncrs in accorclancc with law lrom thc datc of thcir initial appointrncnt.

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