Capt. MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary for Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Government of Pakistan Islamabad art — 2025 PLC(CS) 221 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLC(CS) 221 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLC
Parties: Capt. MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary for Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Government of Pakistan Islamabad art
Subject matter: Service

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Judgment text as reported

Capt. MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary for Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Government of Pakistan Islamabad art.199---Port Qasim authority Employees Service Regulations, 2011 [as amended in 2013], Sched. II---Service Cadre of Port Qasim authority (PQa)---Judicial review of administrative actions---Scope---Locus standi---Departure from seniority based postings---Violation of departmental practice---Legitimate expectancy, principle of---Contention of the petitioner was that his juniors had been posted to higher posts but as per departmental practice petitioner being the senior most officer was a legitimate expectant for the higher post---Validity---Petitioner was much senior to respondents, who were holding managerial posts of Dock Master and Deputy Harbour Master, while the petitioner was posted as Pilot/Tug Commander---as per past practice the seniors in rank had been posted on the said positions, thus, petitioner had legitimate expectation of being treated in the same way owing to uniform practice and policy made and adopted by the administrative authorities of the PQa, and since such legitimate expectation had been eliminated, it had afforded locus standi to petitioner to challenge the administrative action of the respondents through the constitutional petition---PQa Service Regulations itself provided a pattern and design of posts in ranks one to six under Operations Cadre (Marine Operations) of PQa, which were to be assigned as per seniority roll; otherwise, it would cast doubts over the fair and square acts of the respondents in all matters encompassing legitimate expectation, thus, High Court repelled the plea of the respondents that past practice could never substitute codified law---Constitutional petition was allowed, in circumstances, with directions to respondents to assign a post to petitioner as per seniority roll.

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