Muhammad Tariq Azhar

*Article-274 [Regarding Harsher Critical Analysis of the Supreme Court Judgment dated 10 July 2025 – With Sharp Focus on PTCL’s Role] The Supreme Court’s 2-1 majority judgment of 10 July 2025 (headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi) was intended as a landmark victory for transferred T&T/PTC employees and pensioners. It declared their pensionary benefits as dynamic and evolving “living rights” and held that PTCL and PTET are jointly duty-bound to ensure full implementation. Yet, nearly ten months later, the verdict stands exposed as another instance of judicial optimism clashing with institutional defiance — and no entity bears greater responsibility for this failure than PTCL management itself. PTCL’s Deeply Problematic Role PTCL’s handling of the judgment reveals a persistent, calculated pattern of resistance rather than compliance. Immediately after the verdict, instead of embracing the Court’s clear directive to prepare a transparent disbursement schedule within 90 days, PTCL re...

*Article-273 [Regarding Critical Analysis of the Supreme Court Judgment dated 10 July 2025] On 10 July 2025, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, delivered a significant verdict on the pension rights of employees transferred from the erstwhile Telegraph & Telephone (T&T) Department to Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation (PTC) and subsequently to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). The judgment was issued by a 2-1 majority, with Chief Justice Yahya Afridi authoring the lead opinion (supported by Justice Aminuddin Khan), while Justice Ayesha A. Malik dissented. It disposed of a large number of consolidated appeals (reportedly over 200–250 petitions) concerning pension entitlements. Positive Aspects (Strengths) • Recognition of Pension as a Dynamic Right: The majority judgment explicitly held that transferred employees retain not only their right to pensionary benefits but also the character of those benef...

*Article-271[Regarding detailed facts of the landmark Supreme Court of Pakistan judgment dated 10 July 2025 ] Here are the detailed facts of the landmark Supreme Court of Pakistan judgment dated 10 July 2025 regarding the pension rights of employees transferred from the erstwhile Telegraph & Telephone (T&T) Department to Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation (PTC) and later to PTCL: Case Details • Date of Judgment: 10 July 2025 (announced on Thursday) • Bench: Three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi • Other Members: Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Ayesha A. Malik • Decision: Majority 2-1 verdict • Majority: Chief Justice Yahya Afridi (authored the judgment) + Justice Aminuddin Khan • Dissent: Justice Ayesha A. Malik • Nature of Case: Consolidated appeals (reportedly over 200–250 petitions/appeals) against various High Court judgments concerning pension entitlement of ex-T&T/PTC employees now with PTCL. Key Holdings of the Majority Judgment The Supreme ...

*Article-270[Regarding Role of Pakistan Telecommunication Employees Trust (PTET)] The Pakistan Telecommunication Employees Trust (PTET) is a statutory body established on 1st January 1996 under the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996. Its primary purpose is to manage and disburse pension and pensionary benefits to the retired employees of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), particularly those transferred from the erstwhile Telegraph & Telephone (T&T) Department to Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation (PTC) and subsequently to PTCL. Legal Basis and Establishment PTET was created as part of the administrative mechanism during the reorganization and privatization process of the telecommunication sector. The law explicitly aimed to protect the service and pension rights of transferred employees. Sections 9 of the Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Act, 1991, and Section 36 of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996, safeg...

*Article-269[ Regarding Landmark Judgment (10 July 2025) Here is a more detailed and structured  overview of the key Supreme Court of Pakistan judgments concerning the pension and service rights of employees transferred from the erstwhile Telegraph & Telephone (T&T) Department to Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation (PTC) and subsequently to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). 1. Landmark 2025 Judgment (10 July 2025) • Case Title: Appeals relating to pension entitlement of ex-T&T/PTC employees transferred to PTCL (consolidated set of appeals against various High Court judgments). • Bench: Three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, with Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Ayesha A. Malik. • Decision: Majority 2-1 verdict (Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Aminuddin Khan in the majority; Justice Ayesha A. Malik dissented). • Key Holdings: • Employees transferred from T&T to PTC and then to PTCL retained their right to pensionary be...

 Article-263 نوٹ: کل میں نے اپنے آڑٹیکل 261 میں، پی ٹی ای ٹی اور پی ٹی سی ایل نے سپریم کوڑٹ کی طرف سے سپریم کوڑٹ کے 10 جولائی 2025 کے مطابق انکی Compliance Report  جو Defective تھی اسکے بارے میں ایک مضمون لکھا تھا کے یہ Compliance Report کیوں defective  ھے۔اب کچھ لوگ مجھ سے یہ سوال کررھے اس defective  Compliance Report پر سپریم کوڑٹ کیوں ایکشن نھیں لے رھی ھے۔ یاد رھے سپریم کوڑٹ کسی ایسے مسئلے پر کبھی خود ایکش نھیں لیتی جب تک کوئی انکے خلاف توھین عدالت کرے اور یہ بتائیے عدالت کو کیسے انھوں نے غلط بیانی کی اور کیوں عدالت توھین عدالت ھورھی ھے۔ یہ سوچ کر میری طرف آپ سب کی طرف سے یہ Collective Represetation  بھجی ھے جس میں انکو متنبہ کیا کے انکی بھیجی ھوئی تعمیلی رپورٹ defective ھے۔ اس پر سپریم کوڑٹ کے دئیے ھوئی احکامات کے تحت عمل کریں ورنہ ھم لوگ آپ کے خلاف توھین عدالت کا کیس دائئئر کریں گے۔ جسطرح میں نے یہ رپورٹ آپ میں سے ھر ایک چاھے وہ پنشر پٹیشنر ھو یا نا ھو اپنے اکیلے کی طرف سے یا اور ساتھیوں کو ملاکر اسی طرح کی رپورٹ بھیج سکتا ھے۔ میں چاھتا ھوں کے زیادہ سے زیاد...