YLR 2010

2010 PLP 1032 (YLR)

MULAZIM HUSSAIN — Petitioner Versus DIRECTOR GENERAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, A.A.R. INSTITUTE FAISALABAD and 3 others — Respondents

Jurisdiction / Court
Lahore
Decided Date
Writ Petition No.6062 of 2009, decided on 30th July, 2009.
Honorable Judges
Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, J
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 2010 PLP 1032 (YLR)
Forum / Court Lahore
Bench Members Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, J
Parties MULAZIM HUSSAIN — Petitioner Versus DIRECTOR GENERAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, A.A.R. INSTITUTE FAISALABAD and 3 others — Respondents
Primary Law Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
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Laws Cited

Constitution of Pakistan (1973)

Representation

  • Khalid Farooq for Petitioner.
  • Tariq Murtaza Khan Malazai for Respondent No.4.
  • Date of hearing: 30th July, 2009.

Headnotes / Summary

Arts. 199 & 212

Constitutional petition, maintainability of

Civil service

Transfer

Petitioner, a civil servant, had challenged his transfer order

On account of bar contained under Art.212 of the Constitution, constitutional petition was not maintainable which was dismissed.

Judgment & Decree

IJAZ AHMAD CHAUDHRY, J.

Mulazim Hussain petitioner has challenged the order dated 7-8-2008 passed by Director Agricultural (Research), Faisalabad through which the petitioner who is Laboratory Attendant, Pesticide Quality Control Laboratory, Multan has been transferred from to his parent functional unit and posted as such in the office of the Director Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Bahawalpur.

2. The petitioner earlier filed petition against the said order before the Punjab Labour Court, Multan which was dismissed vide order dated 2-6-2009. Against the said order the petitioner preferred appeal under section 54 of the Industrial Relations Act, 2008 before the Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal, Lahore which was also dismissed vide judgment dated 29-9-2009.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is a lower grade employee and has been transferred from Multan to Bahawalpur, which order is illegal and unlawful and may be set aside as under Article 4 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, the petitioner has to be treated in accordance with law.

4. Learned counsel for the respon dent claims that transfer of the petitioner was passed with the consent of the petitioner and the writ petition may be dismissed.

5. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and also gone through the documents attached with this petition. The petitioner is a civil servant and due to the bar contained under Article 212 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, this petition is not maintainable which is hereby dismissed. H.B.T./M-109/L Petition dismissed.