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| 2026 SLD 3282 = 2026 SHC 628 |
Sindh High Court
C.P. No. D-3492 of 2024,C.P. No. D-5058 of 2023
Presented By: Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi
Date of hearing and Order: 12.03.2026 Mr. Muhammad Vawda advocate for the petitioners in C.P No.D-3492 and advocate for the applicant/interveners in C.P No.D-5058/2023. Mr. Waqas Wajid Wyne, advocate for the petitioner in C.P No.D-5058/2023 and advocate for respondent No.3 in C.P No.D-3492/2024. Mr. Kazim Hussain Mahesar, advocate for respondent No.4 in C.P No.D-3492/2024 Mr. Abdul Jalil Zubedi, AAG
C.P. No. D-3492 of 2024,C.P. No. D-5058 of 2023
Presented By: Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi
Date of hearing and Order: 12.03.2026 Mr. Muhammad Vawda advocate for the petitioners in C.P No.D-3492 and advocate for the applicant/interveners in C.P No.D-5058/2023. Mr. Waqas Wajid Wyne, advocate for the petitioner in C.P No.D-5058/2023 and advocate for respondent No.3 in C.P No.D-3492/2024. Mr. Kazim Hussain Mahesar, advocate for respondent No.4 in C.P No.D-3492/2024 Mr. Abdul Jalil Zubedi, AAG
[Syed Abdul Rehman
VS
. Province of Sindh and others] [State Bank of Pakistan Class IV vs Province of Sindh and others]
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 199
Law: Sindh Cooperative Housing Societies Act, 2020
Section: 55(1)
Summary The petitions concerned disputes over the management of a cooperative housing society, including the legality of inquiry proceedings and the failure to hold elections under the Sindh Cooperative Societies Act, 2020. To restore democratic governance, the Court appointed a neutral Election Officer/Administrator to conduct transparent elections within two months and restrained any property transactions during the election process. Sections Used Article 199 Section 55(1) – Sindh Cooperative Societies Act, 2020 Rule 54(1) – Sindh Cooperative Societies Rules 2-Word Description Society Elections Administrative Dispute O R D E R The petitioners in C.P. No. D-3492 of 2024 submit that the respondents failed to perform their statutory duties under the Sindh Cooperative Societies Act, 2020, particularly Section 55(1) read with Rule 54(1), by not initiating action against Respondent No.3 despite serious allegations of mismanagement. They seek a direction for inquiry into the affairs of the society, submission of a report before this Court, holding of elections in accordance with law and bye-laws, appointment of an interim Managing Committee, and restraint against alienation of the society’s properties and bank accounts. The petitioners in C.P. No. D-5058 of 2023 contend that after the promulgation of the Sindh Cooperative Societies Act, 2020, the respondents had no authority to initiate an inquiry under the Sindh Cooperative Housing Authority Ordinance, 1982 or to appoint Respondent No.5 as Inquiry Officer. It is therefore prayed that the notification dated 04.09.2023 and notice dated 05.09.2023 be declared without lawful authority and the respondents be restrained from continuing the impugned inquiry, while directing the holding of elections in accordance with law. Learned counsel for the petitioner in C.P. No. D-5058/2023 further submits that the society, established for Class-IV employees of the State Bank of Pakistan and allotted about 25 acres of land in Scheme-33, Karachi, had earlier faced an inquiry in 2014 which found no illegality. However, the authorities allegedly interfered in its affairs and appointed an…