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| 2026 SLG 248 2026 SLD 248 = 2026 LHC 1090 |
W.P No.70730 of 2025
Presented By: (SHAHID KARIM) JUDGE
Date of Hearing. 15-01-2026 PETITIONERS BY: Malik Saleem Iqbal Awan, Advocate. RESPONDENTS BY: Mr. Hassan Ijaz Cheema, A.A.G with Malik Naveed Tariq, Asst. Director (Legal).
Muhammad Shahid Sharif & another
VERSUS
Addl. Chief Secretary, Govt. of the Punjab & others
Law: Punjab Regularization of Service Act, 2018
Section: 1(3), 3(2), 4(1)
Law: Punjab Government Contract Appointment Policy, 2004
Section:
Summary
The petitioners were appointed through the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) on a five-year contract that expired on 05.03.2022. Although no formal extension was granted, they continued performing duties with the department’s knowledge and concurrence.
Their cases for regularization under the Punjab Regularization of Services Act, 2018 were initiated during the currency of their contracts after completion of three years’ continuous service. However, due to administrative delay, their cases remained pending until after expiry of their contracts. The competent authority refused regularization on the ground that the petitioners were not in “continuous service†at the time of consideration and that the Act had subsequently been repealed.
The Court held that: