ZAFAR AHMED vs ASSOCIATES PRESS OF PAKISTAN S — 2023 PLC 110 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 PLC 110 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PLC
Parties: ZAFAR AHMED vs ASSOCIATES PRESS OF PAKISTAN S
Subject matter: Civil
Provisions referred to: S. 2

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Judgment text as reported

ZAFAR AHMED VS ASSOCIATES PRESS OF PAKISTAN S.2 (h)---Suit for recovery of wages, gratuity and damages---Special and general damages---Principle---Plaintiff was employee of Associated Press of Pakistan who sought recovery of his service dues after his retirement--- Contention of plaintiff was that he had been given only 42.5% of last drawn salary as pension, instead of 70% of the salary---Plaintiff also sought recovery of arrears of pension and Special and General damages from defendants---Validity---Defendants illegally deprived plaintiff from benefits of enhanced pension since 01-07-2000---Defendants should have considered service rendered by plaintiff to the Organization---Plaintiff claimed special damages, which could not be awarded in absence of tangible evidence and positive evidence, which plaintiff was unable to bring on record---Grant of general damages was discretion of Court, taking into account facts of a case---Defendants illegally deprived plaintiff from payment of enhanced rate of pension, thus caused him continuous monetary loss, besides mental anguish---High Court directed defendants to pay general damages along with arrears of pension from 01-07-2000 till date and plaintiff was also entitled for pension at the rate of 70%as determined in 7th Wage Board Decision---Suit was decreed accordingly.

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