The Balochistan High Court's judgments portal listed a short order in Constitutional Petition No. 164 of 2026 — Mumtaz Ali son of Sohrab versus the Food Department, Government of Balochistan through its Secretary, and others — announced on 30 September 2026 by Hon'ble Justice Iqbal Ahmed Kasi. Petitions against a provincial department through its Secretary are, in the overwhelming majority, service matters: disputes over appointment, regularization, promotion, transfer, or termination of government employees.
The Food Department's workforce — from procurement and storage staff to district-level officers — is governed by the Balochistan civil service rules and the department's own regulations. When an employee alleges that a transfer was mala fide, a promotion was denied in violation of the rules, or services were terminated without due process, the constitutional petition is the standard forum, provided no equally efficacious departmental remedy remains unexhausted.
Courts deciding such petitions focus on a short checklist: competence of the authority that passed the order, compliance with the applicable rules, issuance of show-cause notice, and observance of natural justice. A short order at this stage often records interim protection — for example, restraining the department from giving effect to the impugned order until the petition is heard — or disposes of the matter where the department concedes the point.
For government employees, the practical advice never changes: respond to every notice in writing, keep attested copies of appointment and promotion orders, and move the court before the impugned action becomes a fait accompli. The operative outcome of this order is pending verification from the certified order text, and this tracker entry will be updated once the court's directions are confirmed.