Karachi (HRNW) – The Constitutional Bench of the Sindh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a contract employee of the Zulfiqarabad Development Authority (ZDA) seeking permanent employment, declaring the petition inadmissible at the preliminary stage.
The court observed that a contract employee does not acquire a legal right to permanent employment merely on the basis of serving for a long period.
During the hearing, the petitioner Sajjad Ali’s counsel argued that his client had served as Deputy Director on a contract basis from 2015 to 2024 and had never faced any allegation of corruption or departmental disciplinary action.
The petitioner’s lawyer further stated that the Chief Minister of Sindh, in his capacity as Chairman of the Governing Body, had directed the regularization of employees, but the relevant authorities allegedly did not implement the Sindh Cabinet’s instructions. The counsel also argued that other contract employees had been regularized in 2017 and 2021.
The court noted that the petitioner’s contract had expired in 2024 and that contract employment remains subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement.
Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon remarked that a contractual agreement does not create any legal right to permanent appointment. He stated that permanent appointment requires a legal provision or an approved policy by the competent authority.
The court further observed that the Sindh Regularization of Adhoc and Contract Employees Act applies only to employees appointed within the dates specified under the law, and the petitioner does not fall within that legal framework.
The petition was therefore dismissed.
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