Supreme Court of Pakistan
Senior General Manager/CEO, Pakistan Railways Headquarters Office, Lahore and another v Muhammad Saeed Akhtar and others
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Civil Petition No. 428 of 2025
Citation: Approved for reporting; reporter citation not stated in supplied order
Background
Background
The Supreme Court upheld consideration of a retired Railways employee for proforma promotion, rejecting a settled training objection and treating medically withheld training as no wilful default.
A senior Railways employee assigned light duties after a femur fracture sought consideration for proforma promotion to Train Supervisor. Railways objected to non-completion of T-7(a), a training issue already resolved in earlier litigation.
Legal questions
Legal questions
Can medical restrictions and a settled training objection defeat consideration for proforma promotion after retirement?
Court holding
What the Court decided
The T-7(a) objection was settled between the parties and the course was not mandatory for onward promotion to Train Supervisor. Field training not offered for medical reasons could not constitute wilful default. The Tribunal lawfully directed consideration under the relevant rules, rather than automatic promotion.
Final outcome
Final outcome
Petition dismissed and leave to appeal refused. The FST direction to consider proforma promotion to Train Supervisor (BS-11) from 31 May 2019 remains intact.
Practical effect
What the decision means in practice
Petition dismissed and leave to appeal refused. The FST direction to consider proforma promotion to Train Supervisor (BS-11) from 31 May 2019 remains intact.
This summary states the immediate effect recorded in the decision. The original judgment and the facts of the particular case remain controlling.
Key legal principles
Key legal principles
- The T-7(a) objection was settled between the parties and the course was not mandatory for onward promotion to Train Supervisor. Field training not offered for medical reasons could not constitute wilful default. The Tribunal lawfully directed consideration under the relevant rules, rather than automatic promotion.
- The direction requires consideration under the relevant rules, not automatic promotion.
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