MUHAMMAD WARIS vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Human Resources S — 2023 PLC 41 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 PLC 41 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PLC
Parties: MUHAMMAD WARIS vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Human Resources S
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 22---O; S. 22; Old-Age Benefits Act

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD WARIS VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Human Resources S.22---Old-age pension---Scope---Petitioners, who were paid full service benefits under the Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS), claimed pensionary benefits under the Employees' Old-Age Benefits Act, 1976---Validity---Prime object of the Employees' Old-Age Benefits Scheme, administered by the Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution, was to provide subsistence pension to workers, employees/insured persons from the private sector who retired after completing a minimum period of fifteen years of insurable employment---Petitioners had admitted in their pleadings that they had voluntary opted for VSS introduced by the company, resultantly, petitioners, at their own instance, were given severance pay, separation bonus, medical benefits, leave encashment, and housing allowance depending upon their length of service, as computed under the offered scheme---Petitioners were not qualified for pension under S.22(1) of the Employees' Old-Age Benefits Act, 1976 being VSS beneficiaries---Constitutional petitions were dismissed.

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