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| 2026 SLG 135 2026 SLD 135 = 2025 SHC 2069 |
Constitution Petition No. D-2415 of 2022
Before; Muhammad Karim Khan Agha, J; Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J
Date of hearing and order 13-08-2024 Mr. Muhammad Nishat Warsi, advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Wajiha Mehdi, Assistant Attorney General
(Imran Ahmed Alvi
VS
. Trustee of the Port of Karachi & others)
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 199
Law: Karachi Port Trust Act, 1886
Section: 87
Summary:
The petitioner, an Assistant Manager (HR) at Karachi Port Trust (KPT), challenged a show-cause notice issued against him, claiming it was malicious, illegal, and violated rules. He alleged discrimination in pay scale (appointed BPS-16 instead of BPS-17), requested restoration of accommodation, promotion consideration, and protection from negative action. The petitioner argued that the internal inquiry largely cleared him, but KPT still issued a show-cause notice threatening major penalties. KPT defended the notice, citing misconduct, unsatisfactory replies, and procedural compliance. The High Court held that a constitutional petition under Article 199 cannot be used to bypass statutory disciplinary channels and that the show-cause notice alone does not amount to illegality or jurisdictional defect. The petition was dismissed as misconceived and not maintainable.
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