NAEEM KHAN NIAZI vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD — 2026 PLD 64 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2026 PLD 64 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2026
Reporter: PLD
Parties: NAEEM KHAN NIAZI vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD
Subject matter: Service

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Judgment text as reported

NAEEM KHAN NIAZI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD. Promotion---Right to be considered for promotion---Scope---A civil servant's claim to promotion crystallizes the moment a vacancy within their quota arises, provided they meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. At that stage, a corresponding duty is cast upon the competent authority to consider the officer's case fairly and in good time. Administrative indecision, internal disputes, or managerial laxity cannot be pleaded as excuses to defer the process once a substantive vacancy exists. The failure to act amounts to arbitrariness and undermines the doctrine of legitimate expectation, which demands that civil servants be treated in accordance with established norms of fairness and predictability.

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