SANOBER GUL ABRO vs PROVINCE OF SINDH arts — 2026 PLC(CS) 367 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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SANOBER GUL ABRO VS PROVINCE OF SINDH arts. 199 & 212---Civil service---Non-payment of salaries etc., grievance of---Invoking constitutional jurisdiction of High Court---Scope---Claim of the petitioners was that they were appointed in 2012 by the Education Department Govt. of Sindh, after fulfilling the codal formalities, however, they were not paid their monthly salaries, which led them to challenge the matter before the Service Tribunal by filing service appeal---Service Tribunal issued directions to the Education Department to scrutinize the petitioner's cases and after completing the codal formalities to release their salaries---Subsequently, the petitioners' cases were placed before the Scrutiny Committee and the Secretary, School Education Department , on the basis of the findings of the Scrutiny Committee, passed order issuing a list of eligible appointees for joining the service---Petitioners were not declared eligible during the scrutiny process---admittedly, the petitioners were civil servants and matter related to terms and conditions of service i.e. the release of salaries, seniority and promotion---However, instead of challenging the findings of the Scrutiny Committee through a departmental appeal or a service appeal, they filed the instant petition before this/High Court for seeking relief for matters pertaining to the year 2012---Relief sought by the petitioners cannot be granted under the constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court---Petitioners had, on their own accord, availed the remedy by filing a service appeal before the Service Tribunal for the same relief---High Court in view of art.212 of the Constitution lacks jurisdiction to entertain such matters, as the dispute essentially involves questions of law and fact which have already been decided---Constitutional petition, being merit-less, was dismissed.

SANOBER GUL ABRO vs PROVINCE OF SINDH arts — 2026 PLC(CS) 367 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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