Muhammad Tariq Azhar

A I ChatGpT Mr. Muhammad Tariq Azhar, the case you are remembering appears to be the Supreme Court judgment authored by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah in 2025 where the Court emphasized that pension is a constitutional right and directed the organization to pay the arrears to the employee. I will explain it carefully because this judgment is very important for service-law and pension cases. ⸻ 1. Case Details Case: Shakeel Ahmed Kayani v. Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) Bench:  • Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah  • Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan Date of hearing: 17 September 2025 Written judgment released: Early October 2025 The Supreme Court set aside the Islamabad High Court judgment (2 February 2022) and decided in favour of the employee.   ⸻ 2. Main Principle Declared by the Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah wrote a 10-page judgment in which he declared: “Pension is not a matter of bounty, charity, or benevolence — it is a constitu...

 THE 10 IRREFUTABLE LEGAL ARGUMENTS THAT PROVE VSS-2008 NON-PENSIONERS ARE ENTITLED TO PENSION This note explains, on the basis of Pakistani pension law and Supreme Court judgments, why PTCL employees who opted for VSS-2008 and had ten years or more of qualifying service have a strong legal basis to claim pension. ⸻ 1. Pension is a Vested Right — Not a Charity The Supreme Court of Pakistan has repeatedly held that pension is not a bounty, charity, or discretionary payment. It is a vested right earned through service. Case Reference Government of Pakistan vs Muhammad Bashir (PLD 1987 Supreme Court 254) The Court held that: Pension is a vested right which accrues on completion of qualifying service and cannot be arbitrarily denied. Therefore, once the qualifying service requirement is met, pension becomes a legal entitlement. ⸻ 2. Minimum Qualifying Service for Pension is 10 Years Under the Civil Service Regulations (CSR): Section 374-AA An employee who completes 10 years or more qua...

 For VSS-2008 Non-Pensioners This message is particularly intended for those PTCL employees who were retired or separated from PTCL in 2008 under the VSS-2008 scheme, but were not granted pension, even though many of them had qualified service of ten years or more. It should be clearly understood that, according to the law, if a government employee has ten years or more of qualifying service, he is entitled at retirement to receive either:  • Pension, or  • Gratuity. Pension is not a reward, charity, or compensation. In reality, pension is the legal return for the service that an employee has rendered to the government or an institution. Just as an employee receives salary during his service, he is entitled to pension after retirement. The courts of Pakistan have repeatedly declared that pension is a vested legal right. According to government rules: If an employee has ten years or more of qualifying service, he is entitled to:  • Pension, or  • Gratuity. Even i...

  عنوان: پی ٹی سی ایل کے نان پٹیشنر ساتھیوں کے نام ایک اہم قانونی آگاہی خط میرے عزیز پی ٹی سی ایل ساتھیو اسلام و علیکم جیسا کہ آپ سب جانتے ہی ہوں گے کہ پی ٹی سی ایل اور پی ٹی ای ٹی کے پنشن معاملات اس وقت عدالتوں میں زیر بحث رہے ہیں اور مختلف معزز عدالتوں خصوصاً سپریم کورٹ آف پاکستان نے ایسے اصولی فیصلے دیے ہیں جن سے نہ صرف مقدمہ کرنے والے ملازمین بلکہ ان جیسے حالات رکھنے والے دیگر ملازمین کو بھی فائدہ پہنچ سکتا ہے۔ اس سلسلے میں دو نہایت اہم فیصلے قابل ذکر ہیں:  1. حمید اختر نیازی کیس Hameed Akhtar Niazi vs Secretary Establishment Division (1996 SCMR 1185)  2. انیتا تراب علی کیس Anita Turab Ali vs Federation of Pakistan (PLD 2013 Supreme Court 195) ان دونوں فیصلوں میں سپریم کورٹ نے ایک بہت اہم اصول واضح کیا ہے جسے قانونی زبان میں Principle of Equal Treatment / Good Governance کہا جاتا ہے۔ سپریم کورٹ کا بنیادی اصول سپریم کورٹ نے واضح طور پر قرار دیا کہ: اگر کسی سرکاری ملازم نے عدالت یا ٹریبونل میں مقدمہ کر کے اپنے سروس رائٹس کے بارے میں کوئی قانونی نکتہ ثابت کر دیا ہو، تو ا...