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Constitution Petition No.D-1130 of 2022
Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi; Mr. Justice Abdul Hamid Bhurgri.
Petitioner : Riaz Hussain son of Abdul Lateef Narejo, through M/s Manzoor Hussain N. Larik and Waqar Ali Phulpoto, Advocates Respondents : Province of Sindh and others through Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Naich, Assistant Advocate General
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 199
Law: Limitation Act, 1908
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Summary of Judgment:
The petitioner sought release of withheld salaries, claiming he was appointed as Junior Physical Education Instructor in 2012, served diligently, but was never paid. The Court found that after his initial six-month temporary appointment, there was no evidence of continued service or attempts to seek redress for over a decade. The petition was dismissed due to inordinate and unexplained delay, invoking the doctrine of laches—the legal principle that courts do not assist those who sleep on their rights without reasonable explanation. The Court cited several precedents affirming that unexplained delay alone can bar relief in constitutional petitions.
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