Law: Pakistan Prisons Rules, 1978

Section: Rr.1042(c), 1045, 1046 & 1047

Pakistan Prison Rules, 1978---

----Rr.1042(c), 1045, 1046 & 1047---Punjab Prisons Department Service Rules, 2010---United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2007, Art. 1---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 18 & 199---Constitutional petition---Recruitment criteria---Eyesight---Petitioner was a candidate for the post of Assistant Superintendent Jail but he was rejected for not having 6 / 6 eyesight without glasses---Validity---If 6/6 eyes sight (without glasses) was considered a permanent disability of candidates then they should b e treated as such---If it was not, then such persons were to be treated at par with other human beings as normal---Nature of job of Assistant Superintendent Jail did not require perfect eyes sight as the official was not required to fulfill any responsibility without power glasses with slight weakness of eyes---High Court set aside condition of 6/6 eyes sight (without glasses) as mandatory for Assistant Superintendent Jail, as such condition was violative of Art. 18 of the Constitution---High Court declared that petitioner was entitled to be considered having 6 / 6 eyes sight with glasses and a sight weakness without glasses if otherwise found eligible for the post in question---Constitutional petition was allowed accordingly.

Khadim Hussain v. Secretary, Ministry of Human Rights, Islamabad and others PLD 2020 Isl. 268; Abdul Wahab and others v. HBL and others 2013 SCMR 1383; Government of Pakistan through Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and another v. Zamir Ahmad Khan PLD 1975 SC 667; Arshad Mehmood and others v. Government of Punjab through Secretary, Transport Civil Secretariat, Lahore and others PLD 2005 SC 193 and Messrs Al-Haram Travels and Tours (Pvt.) Ltd. and others v. Ministry of Religious Affairs, Hajj, Zakat and USHR through Secretary and others 2011 SCMR 1621 rel.