2025 PLC(CS) 58 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLC(CS) 58 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLC

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Judgment text as reported

Ms. XENIA HAMAYUN SANIK VS The GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through Secretary Planning and Development Board, Punjab Secretariat, Lahore allotment of accommodation---aBaD Houses allotment Policy, 2013---Official accommodation---Period of retention---Determination---Specific provision on a subject to prevail over general provision---Petitioner claimed retention of official accommodation for three years on the basis of her appointment/posting falling within the meaning of deputationist abroad---Validity---Clause 14(d)(iii) of the aBaD Houses allotment Policy, 2013 ('Policy') clearly deals with a situation when a person is posted out of Punjab, and not otherwise, whereas Cls. 14(f) of the Policy deals with a situation when an employee is on deputation abroad, he is entitled to retain official residence for a maximum period of three years---When a specific provision is enacted to address a particular situation, it supersedes general provisions to the same effect, therefore, in such circumstances, resort has to be made to that specific provision and not general provision---allotment of residence cannot be claimed as a matter of right by a government servant, yet he/she is entitled to be dealt with in a fair, reasonable and unbiased manner---Constitution petition was allowed, in circumstances.

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