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Rao MUHAMMAD GULZAR vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Federal Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Islamabad Ss — 2022 PLC(CS) 454 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2022 PLC(CS) 454 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PLC
Parties
Rao MUHAMMAD GULZAR vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Federal Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Islamabad Ss
Provisions referred to
Courts Ordinance

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Judgment text as reported

Rao MUHAMMAD GULZAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Federal Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Islamabad Ss.3 & 4---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 204---Contempt of Court---Non-compliance of order---Petitioners invoked contempt proceedings against authorities for non-compliance of the orders passed by High Court and Supreme Court with regard to regularizing their services---Validity---Compliance report was not incompliance with the orders passed by Supreme Court in letter and spirit---Prima facie authorities did not look into the basic spirit of the order and the same was rejected to the extent of petitioners---Malice was pointed out by petitioners on the part of alleged contemnors warranting interference of High Court to take action against alleged contemnors under Art. 204 of the Constitution who failed and neglected to issue regularization of their service order to petitioners---High Court could either initiate contempt proceedings for contempt against alleged contemnors under the provisions of Contempt of Courts Ordinance, 2003 or under Art.204 of the Constitution or to direct the authorities to implement judgment in letter and spirit, expeditiously without any delay and with reasonable dispatch---High Court in the interest of justice granted last opportunity to the authorities to comply with the direction of High Court as well as Supreme Court---Authorities were to file compliance report, in circumstances.

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