MUHAMMAD TAHIR MASOOD vs CHAIRMAN, STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN art

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MUHAMMAD TAHIR MASOOD VS CHAIRMAN, STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN art.199---Constitutional petition---Territorial jurisdiction of High Court---Scope---Petitioners challenged the affixation of their salary on lower side after their promotion and sought treatment equal to similarly placed employees---authorities contended that the petition was not maintainable as neither the petitioners nor the authorities fell within the territorial jurisdiction of the High Court---Validity---authorities (State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan) was owned and controlled by the Federal Government and was performing functions in connection with the affairs of the Federation and thus had ubiquitous presence across Pakistan---To the extent that it passed an order from its Headquarters in district 'K' that affected an individual within the territorial jurisdiction of High Court, (Islamabad) who otherwise qualified for as an "aggrieved person" for purposes of art. 199 and had no adequate remedy under the law, High Court (Islamabad) had jurisdiction to adjudicate the legality of such order---Petitioners were working in district 'R' and fell outside the territorial jurisdiction of the High Court---Merely because they fell within the hierarchical control of the Regional Chief North, which was based in Islamabad Capital Territory ('ICT') and fell within the territorial jurisdiction of High Court, did not result in the petitioners' falling within the territorial jurisdiction of High Court (Islamabad) insofar as they were not aggrieved by an act or order of the Regional Chief North---Effect of the order that aggrieved the petitioners was not within the territorial jurisdiction of High Court Islamabad---Constitutional petition was dismissed.

MUHAMMAD TAHIR MASOOD vs CHAIRMAN, STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN art — 2022 PLC(CS) 439 ISLAMABAD

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