17/01/2026
Lahore High Court Directs Vice Chancellor Punjab University to Resolve Retired Professor’s Case
In a significant development, the Honourable Mr. Justice Sajid Mehmood Sethi of the Lahore High Court has directed the Vice Chancellor, University of the Punjab, to resolve the long-pending dispute regarding leave encashment at the earliest.
The case relates to Professor Dr. Muhammad Abdul Qadir (Retd.), former Professor and Head of the School of Chemistry, Punjab University, whose leave encashment for 332 days (LPR) was duly sanctioned but remained unpaid despite repeated representations.
The Honourable Court observed that post-retirement benefits are a legal and constitutional right, and unnecessary delay in their release amounts to maladministration. The direction of the Court reinforces the principle that justice delayed is justice denied.
The petitioner was represented by Rana Muhammad Sikander, Advocate High Court, widely known as the “Common Man Lawyer”, a public interest litigant, and a human rights advocate, who has consistently raised his voice for the rights of ordinary citizens, senior citizens, and marginalized communities across Pakistan. As CEO of Alexander Legal Fraternity, he continues to use constitutional litigation as a tool for accountability and justice.
This order is being welcomed as a positive step toward protection of the rights of retired employees and educators and a reminder that public institutions are answerable under the law.
