FCC: KP desk staff not owed same risk pay as uniformed police
The Federal Constitutional Court said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa desk and ministerial police staff could not claim the same risk allowance as uniformed officers without proving they are similarly placed in duties and hazards.
The Federal Constitutional Court held that equal pay for equal work and constitutional equality cannot be claimed unless workers are similarly placed in all material respects.
Sharing the same department or employer is not enough; nature of work, responsibility, conditions and risks matter.
KP ministerial and desk police sought the same Risk Allowance as uniformed officers under Article 25; the Peshawar High Court had allowed their plea.
Justice Aamir Farooq’s judgment said the staff failed to show they perform the same duties and conditions as officers for whom the allowance was sanctioned.
Denial of the allowance in these circumstances was held not to be hostile discrimination.