Mst. REEMA PATHAN vs PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary Education and Literacy art — 2026 PLC(CS) 836 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2026 PLC(CS) 836 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PLC
Parties: Mst. REEMA PATHAN vs PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary Education and Literacy art
Subject matter: Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. REEMA PATHAN VS PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary Education and Literacy art. 199---Employment---Recruitment process, assailing of---Invoking Constitutional jurisdiction of High Court---Laches, principle of---Past and closed matter---Effect---Petitioner sought directions to the official respondents to issue an appointment letter for the post of Primary School Teacher in her favour---Petitioner's alleged cause of grievance pertained to the year 2013, when the recruitment process was concluded and she was allegedly denied appointment---Petitioner approached the High Court after an unexplained delay of nearly nine years while the recruitment process had long been completed, appointments if any had already been made, and the matter had become a past and closed transaction---The petition was, therefore, squarely hit by the doctrine of laches---Concluded recruitment processes can not be reopened after an inordinate lapse of time; doing so would not only unsettle the rights of other candidates but also prejudice the administrative framework of the department---Courts refrain from disturbing settled matters unless exceptional circumstances are shown, which are absent in the present case---Petitioner also failed to approach the Court with clean hands---Non-disclosure of material facts particularly petitioner's merit position and relevant documents reflected lack of candour---Constitutional jurisdiction was discretionary, and conduct of petitioner disentitled her from seeking any equitable relief---Present petition was hopelessly barred by laches, pertained to a settled and concluded recruitment process, and did not warrant interference under art. 199 of the Constitution---Constitutional petition was dismissed.

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