NADIA BATOOL HUSSAIN vs FEDERAL OMBUDSPERSON FOR PROTECTION AGAINST HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE S — 2023 PLC(CS)N 1 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation: 2023 PLC(CS)N 1 ISLAMABAD
Court: Islamabad High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PLC
Parties: NADIA BATOOL HUSSAIN vs FEDERAL OMBUDSPERSON FOR PROTECTION AGAINST HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE S
Provisions referred to: S. 2

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Judgment text as reported

NADIA BATOOL HUSSAIN VS FEDERAL OMBUDSPERSON FOR PROTECTION AGAINST HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE S.2(g)(vii)---Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace act, 2010 [as enacted by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa], Ss.2(g)(vii) & 2(g-i)---"Employer"---Scope---Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace act, 2010, has lost the status of being enforced to the extent of the provinces which have altered and amended the act---Federal Ombudsperson is, therefore, bereft of jurisdiction in relation to the acts which have allegedly taken place within the territorial jurisdiction of a province provided the relevant statute itself has determined the scope of the jurisdiction of Provincial Ombudsperson---Legislative amendments made by the legislature of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, federal organizations have been excluded and thus the scope of the Provincial Ombudsperson has been restricted to the organizations of the province---Jurisdiction of the Provincial Ombudsperson has been expressly restricted to the extent of the provincial organizations---Federal Ombudsperson is competent to proceed with the matter where cause of action has arisen in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but the parties are employees of a Federal organization.

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