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Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Art. 199---National Bank of Pakistan Instruction Circulars Nos.37/99 and 57/99---Constitutional petition---Unutilized Privilege Leave, payment of---Grievance of petitioners (retired officers of National Bank of Pakistan] was that by virtue of National Bank of Pakistan Instruction Circular No.37/99 the Privilege Leave on the unutilized amount was frozen for encashment at the time of retirement; that at the time of their retirement they were not granted said Privilege Leave---Validity---National Bank of Pakistan Instruction Circular No.57/99 provided that frozen unutilized Privilege Leave balance could be claimed up to a maximum of 180 days at the time of retirement subject to availability of funds---Petitioners admitted that Privilege Leave amount for 180 days had been given to them, therefore there was no further amount due to them---Petitioners had filed present constitutional petition after having availed all retirement benefits when all outstanding dues were paid at the time of their retirement at which point no claim for any amount was made---Petitioners retired in the years 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2011 respectively, therefore their claim was also hit by laches as present constitutional petition was filed in the year 2012---Constitutional petition was dismissed in circumstances. JUDGMENT MRS. AYESHA A. MALIK, J.--- Through this single judgment, I intend to decide Writ Petitions Nos.1991, 23107, 30394, 24912 and 26449 of 2012 as all the petitioners seek a direction to be paid their unutilized Privilege Leave (PL). 2. The case of the petitioners is that, they are all retired officers of National Bank of Pakistan. During the course of their employment through a decision made on 16-6-1999 by virtue of Instruction Circular No.37/99, the PL, on the unutilized amount was frozen w.e.f. 31-12-1998 for encashment at the time of retirement. The grievance of the petitioner is that they were not granted this PL at the time of their retirement and they are entitled to the same. 3. Learned counsel argued that petitioners claim the balance PL of their frozen PL, which they are entitled to and in this regard several representations were made.…

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