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| 2025 SLG 5006 2025 SLD 5006 = 2025 SHC 2679 |
C.P. Nos.D-5844/2021 and 4163/2025 / C.P. No.D-7175/2021
Muhammad Karim Khan Agha J.
Dates of hearing & Judgment: 08.10.2025 Mr. Rafiq Ahmed Kalwar and Muhammad Yasir, advocates for the petitioners in Mr. Muhammad Arshad Khan Tanoli, advocate for the petitioners in C.P. No.D- 7175/2021. Mr. Faisal Mehmood Ghani and Mohsin Ali, advocates for NBP. Ms. Wajiha Mehdi, Assistant Attorney General. .
Khaliq Islam Qureshi and Others V/S NBP and Others Sindh High Court, Karachi
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 4, 5, 8, 9, 14, 25, 199
Summary:
The petitioners, employees of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), challenged the bank’s discriminatory treatment between Management Trainee Officers (MTOs) and non-MTOs regarding pay, promotions, and benefits. Despite Supreme Court rulings (Civil Appeal No. 1644/2013 and Civil Petitions Nos. 4337–4339/2019) declaring such distinctions unconstitutional and directing equal treatment with retrospective effect, NBP introduced Compromise Agreements in 2020 coercing non-MTO employees to waive their rights. The Court held that NBP, as a statutory body, is amenable to constitutional jurisdiction under Article 199. Agreements obtained under coercion or to frustrate Supreme Court orders are void. The Court directed immediate equalization of pay, perks, promotions, and benefits for all similarly placed employees, dismissing the bank’s defenses based on estoppel or approbate-reprobate doctrine.
Sections / Articles Used:
Article 4, Constitution of Pakistan (Right to Fairness)