GULSHAN BIBI vs GOVERNMENT OF GILGIT-BALTISTAN through Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit art

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GULSHAN BIBI VS GOVERNMENT OF GILGIT-BALTISTAN through Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit art. 25---Employment---Discrimination---Bio-metric verification, entitlement to---Petitioner, claiming herself as a contingent paid employee, filed writ petition against denial by the (Education, Finance, Services) Departments/respondents for her bio-metric verification---Contention of the respondents (Education Department) was that the petitioner was not appointed as contingent paid employee rather she was appointed as community school teacher, therefore, she was not entitled for bio-metric verification---Validity---Respondents had failed to produce any document (appointment order etc.) regarding appointment of the petitioner as community school teacher---Record transpired that the petitioner and eight (08) other individuals/persons were appointed as contingent paid staff vide Office Order No. DDE(GZ)-43(2)/2015 dated 28th October, 2015---Said Office Order had belied the version/averment of the respondents that the petitioner was community school teacher and she did not fall within the ambit of contingent paid staff---Respondents had conducted bio-metric verification of the colleagues of the present petitioner, but the respondents had not provided a fair opportunity to the petitioner for bio-metric verification---Moreover, vide an official letter addressed to the respondent / Secretary Education, the Director Schools Co-ordination recommended the petitioner for bio-metric verification which was forwarded to the respondent / Secretary Finance, but he had failed to do the needful, which was clear discrimination on the part of respondents against the petitioner---Chief Court directed the respondents to provide opportunity to the petitioner for bio-metric verification within shortest possible time---Writ petition was allowed accordingly.

GULSHAN BIBI vs GOVERNMENT OF GILGIT-BALTISTAN through Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit art — 2024 PLC(CS) 1048 Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court

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