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Showing posts with label Pension. Show all posts
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Minimum Pension Notification: Supreme Court Disposes of SUO MOTO CASE NO. 23 OF 2009

 A SUO MOTO CASE NO. 23 OF 2009 regarding minimum  Half pension for widows of retired servants Govt of Pakistan and Provincial Governments is disposed of by SC.The findings of the  case and Office memorandum is reproduced below.

1.A two member bench headed by the Hon’ble Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice of Pakistan and comprising on Mr.Justice Ghulam Rabbani heard the Suo Moto Case No. 23 of 2009 (Suo Moto Action Regarding Half Pension of Widows of Retired Govt. Servants).
Attorney General for Pakistan appeared for Federation while Additional Advocate Generals of all provinces also appeared. The case was heard today and the bench passed the following order:-
“Learned Attorney General for Pakistan under instructions informs that the Federal government has increased the family pension from existing 50% to 75% of the gross pension or net pension as the case may be w.e.f. 01.07.2010 and the same has been notified vide Office Memo No.F.15(1)-Reg.6/2010-777 dated 5th July, 2010. Contents of the same are reproduced herein below:
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