The court restrains the Sindh Finance Ministry and other authorities from taking further action in this regard
Karachi: (Urdu Point / Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News – March 24)y(2026). Sindh High Court (SHC) Today, Tuesday, the Constitutional Council ordered stopping the deductions from Teachers’ salaries and pensions and issuing an order to stop them until the next day Hearing.
the court The Ministry of Finance and other authorities also seized it from Further action has been taken in this regard and notices have been issued to education Department and other respondents.
It was bench Hearing Petition challenging the withdrawal of time benefits and other allowances granted to teachers. the court It directed that the petition be joined to similar cases filed previously for unified procedures.
during Hearingthe court Instructions that no forced recovery should be made from Teachers’ salaries or pensions until the next day date to Hearing.
The petitioners’ counsel, Mukesh Kumar, said court They have previously issued orders in similar matters and the current interpretation of those orders by the authorities is incorrect.
He further stated that the petitioners include serving and retired teachers from the education The department, belongs to cadres such as drawing teachers, physical education instructors, and workshop instructors, who received promotions and promotions under established rules during their service.
Mukesh Kumar added that under The bond Government schedule policy, salaries were paid from Grade 15 to 20, but financial management, in a letter dated January 21, direct the withdrawal of interest on a time scale and the recovery of overpayments. And after this, school education The department also issued a notification implementing the directive.
And keep those deductions from Salaries and refunds of previously paid amounts are illegal, adding that many of the affected teachers have already retired.