Legal Principle & Question Decided

Ruling Summary: This decision was rendered by the Sindh High Court, officially reported as 2025 SHC 447. In this matter between Const. P. 386/2025 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi - Shama (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. 386/2025 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi CITATION: 2026 SHC KHI 447 PARTIES: Shama (Petitioner) ORDER DATE: 20-FEB-26 BENCH: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi A.F.R: Yes ------------------------------------------------------------ 1

ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, KARACHI

Constitutional Petition No. D-386 of 2025 (Shama versus Province of Sindh & others)

Date Order with signature of Judge

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

For hearing of main case

Date of hearing and order: 20.2.2026

Mr. Mushtaque Ali Tagar advocate for the petitioner Mr. Abdul Jalil Zubedi, Assistant AG Mr. Asad Ahmed advocate for the respondent / KMC ---------------------

ORDER Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J. Petitioner Mst. Shama, has filed the instant petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, seeking directions to the respondents to release her pensionary benefits, remaining difference of monthly family pension as the same are not being paid to her despite her hectic efforts. Since the issue involved in the present case is with regard to release of the pensionary benefits, therefore, this Court vide order dated 03.2.2026, directed the respondents to release the pensionary benefits of the petitioner and pursuant to this Court’s order, a cheque No.25361601 dated 18.2.2026 amounting to Rs.1,940,751/ - issued in favour of the petitioner / widow of Ahsan, Ex -Sanitary Worker (BPS -2), Town Municipal Corporation, New Karachi being the full and final payment on account of pension commutation (including pension arrears), whose husband retired from service on 14.8.2023. Learned counsel for the KMC submits that petitioner is also drawing monthly pension regularly vide Inward No.61775 dated 14.11.2025.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is satisfied with the aforesaid position of the case and seeks disposal of the instant petition in terms of the statement made by learned counsel for the respondent / KMC.

Petition stands disposed of

JUDGE

JUDGE

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