PARVEEN AKHTAR vs MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN Correction in date of birth

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PARVEEN AKHTAR VS MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN Correction in date of birth---Scope---Different dates of birth in service book and Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)---Delay in releasing pension and retirement benefits---Effect---Employee did not approach the department during the currency of his service for correction of his date of birth---Petitioner/wife of retired/deceased employee claimed family pension and retirement benefits on the basis of date of birth mentioned in CNIC---Held: Date of birth of a civil servant, once recorded in the service book and other official records at the time of entry into government service, cannot be altered except in cases where clerical error occurred in recording the correct date of birth or as permitted under the exceptions explicitly provided in the relevant Rules---Deceased employee never approached the department to rectify his date of birth during his lifetime, thus, petitioner after his death/retirement could not seek rectification of date of birth of her husband---Petitioner was held entitled to pensionary benefits of her deceased/retired husband and department was directed to release the said benefits, which were to be calculated from the entries of service book---Constitutional petition was disposed of, in circumstances. Citation Name: 2025 PLC(CS) 981 ISLAMABADBookmark this Case PARVEEN AKHTAR VS MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN art. 14---Civil service---Pension and retirement benefits, denial of---article 14 of Constitution safeguards the dignity of man, stating that no person shall be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment---Denial of pensionary benefits to a retired elderly person, who depends on this pension for basic survival, amounts to degrading treatment that is inconsistent with the principle of human dignity.

PARVEEN AKHTAR vs MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN Correction in date of birth — 2025 PLC(CS) 981 ISLAMABAD

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