ADNAN-UL-KARIM MEMON, J. The above referred constitutional petitions are being disposed of by this common order as the issue raised therein is similar .
2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners concedes that the subject issue involved in these proceedings has already been set at rest by this Court vide common order dated 16.11.2020 passed in C.P. No. D-3026 of 2015 and other connected petitions. For sake of convenience, an excerpt of the order dated 16.11.2020 is reproduced as under: "12. Adverting to the point raised by the petitioners that the respondent-PTCL deposited the requisite contribution with EOBI as such they are entitled to the benefits. We do not agree with the aforesaid proposition for the reason that the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of PTCL as discussed supra directed the respondent-PTCL to pay such contribution under the provision of Employees' Old-Age Benefits Act, 1976, and as per the statement of the respondent-PTCL such demand of respondent No.2 was fully satisfied from the relevant period, whereas petitioners during their tenure of service never contributed such EOBI amount to respondent No.2 for payment before their voluntarily retirement. However , we may observe that if the petitioners would not have opted for VSS Scheme, the position of the case would have been different for the simple reaso n that after their option of VSS, they are estopped to claim such benefits.
13. In view of the above, these petitioners fail to make out their case. Consequently , the petitions are dismissed along with the pending application(s) with no order as to costs."
3. Since the issue involved in these petitions is akin as decided by this Court in C.P. No. D-3026 of 2015 and other connected petitions vide common order dated 16.11.2020, therefore, these petitions being not maintainable under Article 199 of the Constitution are dismissed accordingly , leaving the petitioners to avail and exhaust their remedy , if any , as provided under the law .