Citation Name: 2023 MLD 940 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case AHMAD KHAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Finance, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad art — 2023 MLD 940 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 MLD 940 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Citation Name: 2023 MLD 940 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case AHMAD KHAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Finance, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad art
Subject matter: Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2023 MLD 940 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case AHMAD KHAN VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Finance, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad art. 199--- Constitutional petition--- Contract officials---Compensation for legal heirs, payment of---Petitioners were legal heirs of deceased officials who laid their lives while escorting Polio Workers during Polio Eradication Campaign---Grievance of petitioners was that instead of full compensation of Rs. 3 million they were given only Rs.300,000---Plea raised by authorities was that the deceased officials were employed on contract basis and were not regular employees---Validity---Deceased-Shahuda were engaged on contract basis and they embraced martyrdom while performing their duties with Polio Eradication Team in Khyber agency---Deceased officials should not have been treated with different yardstick---authorities should display a degree of fairness while framing the policies, especially in cases where officials/employees knowing well the nature and sensitivity of their job description still go all out to perform their duties and in the process, met with fateful incidents such as in the present case---High Court directed the authorities to pay balance amount of Rupees 2.7 million to legal heirs of Shaheed Officials---Constitutional petition was allowed accordingly.

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