Legal Principle & Question Decided

Ruling Summary: This decision was rendered by the Sindh High Court, officially reported as 2024 SHC 789. In this matter between Const. P. 1522/2024 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi - Shakeel Ahmed (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. 1522/2024 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi CITATION: 2026 SHC KHI 789 PARTIES: Shakeel Ahmed (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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI C.P. No. D-1522 of 2024 [Syed Salman Hussain v. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd & others]

Date Order with signature of Judge(s)

Before: Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon Mr. Justice Hassan Akbar

Date of hearing and Order: 25.03.2026

Mr. Hamza Hussain Hidayatallah advocate for the petitioner Mr. Muhammad Habib Kazi, advocate for respondents-PTCL. Mr. Rana Mehran Akram, Manager Legal PTCL. Ms. Wajiha Mehdi, Assistant Attorney General. **********

O R D E R

Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J. – The Petitioner filed this Constitution Petition under Article 199 of the Constitution, seeking to quash and suspend the Impugned Charge Sheet dated 20.03.2024 (Ref. No. S.23-98/2011), restrain the Respondent from taking any adverse action thereunder, release all retirement benefits including pension, gratuity, leave encashment, issue a superannuation notification, and award costs. 2. Both parties reached a settlement reflected in their joint statement: the charge sheet and disciplinary proceedings shall stand abated; the Petitioner shall be issued a superannuation certificate from 1st March 2024; all retirement dues, including pension, commutation, provident fund, and leav e encashment, shall be released per applicable rules; and the Petitioner will make no further claims except for enforcement of this settlement. An excerpt whereof is reproduced as under: “1. Impugned Charge Sheet dated 20.03.2024 bearing reference No.S.23-98/2011 and accompanying disciplinary proceedings shall stand abated.

2. The petitioner shall be issued superannuation certificate from date of his retirement i.e. March 1st, 2024 by respondent No.1.

3. Superannuation dues i.e. commutation, provident fund and leave encashment shall be released to the petitioner by respondent No.1 as per applicable rules.

4. Pension shall be released to the petitioner by the respondent No.1 as per applicable rules from the date of the retirement of the petitioner.

5. The petitioner shall make no further claim against the respondent No.1 including for back benefits except for enforcement of this settlement.”

3. Without touching the merits of the case, t he instant petition st ands disposed of in terms of the joint statement of the parties.

JUDGE Shahzad Soomro JUDGE

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