ISLAMABAD: While declaring the Sacked Employees (reinstatement) Act 2010 unconstitutional on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that no illegal benefit could be granted under cover of legislation. Thousands of them would have to pay back the financial benefits which they received against the period they were sacked. These employees approached the court for their reinstatement and took their case to the Supreme Court level, but failed to convince the judges of their case. The situation stayed this way until a decade later when in 2010 the ruling PPP government introduced the Sacked Employees (reinstatement) Act 2010 (SEA) and managed to get it passed from both the National Assembly and Senate by the end of 2010. The Supreme Court had reserved a verdict in the matter 20 months ago.

Source: Pakistan Today August 17, 2021 16:52 UTC