Legal Principle & Question Decided

Ruling Summary: This decision was rendered by the Sindh High Court, officially reported as 2024 SHC 785. In this matter between Const. P. 2237/2024 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi - Riffat Yar Khan (Petitioner) and the Respondent, the court adjudicated key questions of statutory construction, procedural regularity, and legal precedent under Pakistani law.

Core Holding: The honorable bench evaluated governing statutory provisions and judicial authorities to establish the rights of the parties, delivering the binding reasoning set out below.

Full Judgment Text & Judicial Ruling

COURT: Sindh High Court CASE NO: Const. P. 2237/2024 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi CITATION: 2026 SHC KHI 785 PARTIES: Riffat Yar Khan (Petitioner) ORDER DATE: 25-MAR-26 BENCH: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Hasan (Akber) A.F.R: Yes ------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER SHEET THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, AT KARACHI Const. Petition No.D-2237 of 2024. (Riffat Yar Khan v. Province of Sindh) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Syed Sultan Ahmed, advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Asad Ahmed, advocate for the KMC. Mr. Abdul Jalil Zuberi, Asstt. Advocate General.

O R D E R Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J. – The petitioner, Riffat Yar Khan, retired from service on 09.02.2022 while serving as Public Relation s Officer (BPS -17) in SCUG Service (Engineering Branch), District Municipal Corporation, Korangi. 2. It is urged that the pension contribution was received by DMC Korangi on 01.11.2022 and the case was finalized on 29.05.2023 for an amount of Rs. 1,506,87 3/-. However, due to huge accumulated pension liabilities amounting to over Rs. 8.5 billion on account of pension and commutation, the payment has not yet been released. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has disputed the calculated amount and seeks re - calculation of pensionary benefits. Learned counsel further submits that this matter requires consideration in terms of the order dated 17.09.2025 passed by this Court in Constitutional Petition No. D -5490 of 2021, whereby it was held that a petitioner ca nnot be made to wait indefinitely for settlement of legitimate retirement dues and the respondents were directed to make payment within a specified period and decide the petitioner’s representation through a speaking order. 4. In view of the above, by consent of the parties, this petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to release the admitted pensionary dues of the petitioner within two (02) weeks, while the issue of re -calculation/differential amount shall be examined and decided by the Financial Advisor through a speaking order after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner within thirty (30) days. JUDGE JUDGE

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