ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the federal government togive a special allowance to its employees, ARY News reported.
A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Maqbool Baqar, was hearing an appealagainst the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) Jun 14, 2018 verdict.
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The bench set aside the high court’s verdict, allowing a 20 per centincrease in salaries of federal govt employees on account of secretariatallowance.
The judges observed the federal govt needs to stop meeting out unfairtreatment to its employee.
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All employees are entitled to secretariat allowance, the bench ruled.
Earlier, on Jun 14, 2018, a two-judge bench of Islamabad High Court (IHC)had allowed the government’s appeal against the orders of a single benchthat had allowed for increasing 20 percent salaries of all federalgovernment employees on account of special allowance.
