TELENOR MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED vs PROVINCE OF SINDH, through Secretary Labour and Human Resource Department

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TELENOR MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED VS PROVINCE OF SINDH, through Secretary Labour and Human Resource Department Ss. 1(3), 22, 23 & 70---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Registration of workers---Scope---Petitioner / establishment sought direction to respondents/Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI) to issue registration cards for its insured workers/employees---Validity-- Establishments (employers) could not be left to continue ignoring their obligations to get their employees secured as well as to pay contributions---Social Security institution was given powers to examine such record as well to make inquiry with regard to 'employees' of establishment as well as their entitlement to earn status of secured persons---Mere failure of establishment / employer could not stop the Institution under S. 23(3) of Sindh Employees' Social Security Act, 2016 from performing its obligations i.e. to take legal course/initiatives for maintaining record of workers, liable to earn status of secured persons---In whole Province of Sindh there was not a single Court under Sindh Employees' Social Security Act, 2016--- Provincial Government notified two Labour Courts as Social Security Court but it was not a serious efforts made by Provincial Government in favour of workers (Labours), as Labour Courts were already small in number and overburdened---High Court directed Provincial Government to establish at least one Social Security Court in all Divisions and in Karachi at least four Courts were the need of the time, so as to help in determining issues of the most unprivileged class i.e. workers/labours--- Respondents / Institution agreed for issuance of registration Cards including with petitioner---High Court directed petitioner / establishment to ensure compliance of required formalities and to get all workers registered---Constitutional petition was allowed accordingly.

TELENOR MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED vs PROVINCE OF SINDH, through Secretary Labour and Human Resource Department Ss — 2023 PLC 186 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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