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MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB Contractual employment — 2022 PLC(CS) 282 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 PLC(CS) 282 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PLC
Parties
MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB Contractual employment
Subject matter
Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB Contractual employment---Scope---Petitioner sought direction to the Provincial Government to regularize his services from the date of appointment as Junior Clerk with back benefits---Validity---Appointment of petitioner was only for 89 days and it was nowhere mentioned in the appointment letter that it was a job of permanent nature or the same was likely to be permanent in future---High Court observed that it was the prerogative of the department to determine which employees were required for the extended period---No vested right existed in favour of a particular employee to insist that the department be directed to retain or regularize his services---Constitutional petition was dismissed.

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