SALAHUDDIN vs PROVINCE OF SINDH Ss — 2026 PLC(CS) 712 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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SALAHUDDIN VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Ss. 8(3) & 20---Provincial Ombudsman (Employees) Service Rules, 1997 (amended in 2023), Rr. 38, 7(3) & 14---Civil service---Provincial Ombudsman Office---Temporary appointments of Consultants / Advisors/Fellows under S. 20 of the Establishment of the Office of Provincial Ombudsman for the Province of Sindh Act, 1992 (Act)---Nature and legality---Service benefits/allowance equivalent to other Provincial Departments of Sindh---Entitlement---Contention of the petitioners (permanent employees) was that such temporary appointments against regular/permanent positions were obstacle in career progression of the petitioners and other regular employees---Validity---Appointment letter showed that the appointment of Advisors, Consultants and Fellows under S. 20 of the Establishment of Provincial the Office of Provincial Ombudsman for the Province of Sindh Act, 1992 (Act) was temporary in nature though extendable and such appointments could not be an obstacle in career progression of the regular employees of the Provincial Ombudsman Office, which was also acknowledged by the Secretary in his statement---Appointment of one Junior Consultant as Director (Admn.) itself clarified that it was merely a stop gap arrangement and as soon as practicable an eligible person would take charge in terms of the present service rules---High Court did not fix a term or tenure of those who were appointed under S. 20 of the Act with the observation that their recruitment procedure could be made more competitive and their tenure/duration of areasonable length with the object to further enhance and optimize the overall performance of the Provincial Ombudsman Office of which the public at large was the beneficiary---If a proficient workforce was working at the Provincial Ombudsman Office it would directly impact in expeditiously resolving genuine grievances of complainants/citizens and repose their trust in State institutions---Personnel appointed in terms of S.20 cannot obstruct the career progression of permanent employees/staff members of Provincial Ombudsman Office, whose employment was regulated by S.8 and the governing rules---Constitutional petition along with all pending applications were disposed of with relevant directions.

SALAHUDDIN vs PROVINCE OF SINDH Ss — 2026 PLC(CS) 712 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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