Law: Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reform Act, 2013

Section: 21

Law: Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2010

Section: 7

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Act (XIV of 2013)--- ----S.21---Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act (IV of 2010), S.7---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Quo warranto, writ of---Ombudsman, appointment of---Petitioner assailed appointment of respondent as Federal Ombudsperson for protection against harassment of women at workplace---Validity---Respondent was appointed as Federal Ombudsperson for protection against harassment of women at workplace under S. 21 of Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Act, 2013, for a period of four years with effect from the date of taking oath of that office---No violation of any law was committed by appointing respondent under S. 21 of Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Act, 2013---High Court declined to interfere in the appointment as there was no illegality / violation of law and rules regarding appointment in question---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances. Jawad Ahmad Mir v. Prof Dr. Imtiaz Ali Khan, Vice Chancellor, University of Swabi, District Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and others 2023 SCMR 162; Ayaz Ahmed Khan v. Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Interior, Islamabad and 4 others 2021 PLC (C.S.) 1394 and Dr. Muhammad Naseem Khan v. Dr. Shahzad Ali Khan and 3 others 2023 PLC (C.S.) Note 8 rel. ORDER TARIQ MEHMOOD JAHANGIRI, J.----Through the instant writ petition filed under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, the petitioner has challenged the appointment of respondent No. 1 as Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace under section 21 of the Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Act, 2013 for a period of four years vide notification dated 28.02.2023, issued by respondent No. 5/Ministry of Law and Justice. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the appointment of respondent No. 1 against the post of Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace is totally against the law; it is categorically mentioned in the section 7(2) of Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010,…

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