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| 2026 SLG 4026 = 2026 SLD 4026 |
Islamabad High Court
Writ Petition No.4391 of 2022.
Presented By: (INAAM AMEEN MINHAS) JUDGE
Petitioners by: M/s Ajam Naz Malik, Muhammad Tariq and Sidra Sheikh Advocates.
Respondent No.1 by: Mr. Zeeshan Zafar Hashmi, Advocate.
Respondent No.2 by: Mr. Fahad Khan Tareen, AAG. Assisted by: Muhammad Fahad, Advocate. Date of Hearing: 03.02.2026.
Writ Petition No.4391 of 2022.
Presented By: (INAAM AMEEN MINHAS) JUDGE
Petitioners by: M/s Ajam Naz Malik, Muhammad Tariq and Sidra Sheikh Advocates.
Respondent No.1 by: Mr. Zeeshan Zafar Hashmi, Advocate.
Respondent No.2 by: Mr. Fahad Khan Tareen, AAG. Assisted by: Muhammad Fahad, Advocate. Date of Hearing: 03.02.2026.
Akhtar Nawaz & others
VERSUS
National Telecommunication Corporation & another
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 199, 25
Law: Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
Section: 41(5), 41(17)
Tagline
“NTC cannot deny statutory promotion benefits through administrative decisions when similarly placed employees have already received the same entitlement.”
Case Summary
Brief Facts
The petitioners were employees of the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) who claimed promotion under Regulation 2.26 of NTC Service Regulations, 2008.
According to Regulation 2.26, employees who remained in the same pay group for seven years without promotion and fulfilled other eligibility criteria were entitled to promotion/upgradation.