Peerzada WAQAR ALAM vs NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) through Chairman, Islamabad S — 2023 PLC(CS) 1409 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 PLC(CS) 1409 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: PLC
Parties: Peerzada WAQAR ALAM vs NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) through Chairman, Islamabad S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 10---U

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Judgment text as reported

Peerzada WAQAR ALAM VS NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) through Chairman, Islamabad S. 10---United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Art. 27---Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)---National Accountability Bureau (NAB)---Quota for Persons with Disability---Under section 10 of the Disabled Persons' (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981 establishments (including NAB) are to employ persons with disabilities "not less than 3% of the total number" of persons employed at any time by the said establishment, and there is no limitation or distinction of grade in allocating 3% quota for persons with disabilities in any organization---Quota of 3% for persons with disability applies across the board in an organization, covering all tiers of posts in an organization and goes upto to the highest post including that of the Chairman, NAB---Said quota for PWDs must co-exist alongside the general category of posts---Given the variety of posts with different qualifications, skill sets, and descriptions it is only appropriate that the disability quota be apportioned and allocated against the sanctioned strength of various categories which have a separate selection criterion---Supreme Court directed NAB to immediately comply with the provisions of the Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981 and earmark posts representing 3% quota for PWDs across the institution at all tiers.

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