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| 2025 SLG 1758 2025 SLD 1758 = 2025 SHC 1449 |
Const. Petition No.D- l 82 of 2008
Muhammad Karim Khan Agha..J
Mr. Muhammad Humayun, Advocate. Respondents: Respondent No.1: Government of Sindh Respondent No.2: Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI)
Law: Provincial Employees Social Security Ordinance, 1965
Section: 1(3),2(11)
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 25
Summary
Petitioner: Holy Family Hospital, a non-profit charitable institution
Respondents: Government of Sindh & Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI)
Issue:
The petitioner challenged its inclusion as an "establishment" under the Provincial Employees Social Security Ordinance, 1965, via a government notification, arguing that as a charitable hospital, it should not fall within the definition of "establishment" and that selective inclusion of hospitals was discriminatory under Article 25 of the Constitution.
Findings: