PLC(CS) 2011

2011 PLC (C (PLP)

ANWAR ALI KHAN Versus D.G. FIA and others

Jurisdiction / Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Decided Date
Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No.641-K of 2009, decided on 26th November, 2009.
Honorable Judges
Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Khilji Arif Hussain and Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, JJ
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 2011 PLC (C (PLP)
Forum / Court Supreme Court of Pakistan
Bench Members Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Khilji Arif Hussain and Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, JJ
Parties ANWAR ALI KHAN Versus D.G. FIA and others
Primary Law Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance (XVII of 2000)
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Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 2011 PLC (C (PLP)?

This judgment primarily cites: Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance (XVII of 2000) as referenced in Pakistani case law index.

Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 2011 PLC (C (PLP)?

The case was heard and decided by the Supreme Court of Pakistan bench comprising: Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Khilji Arif Hussain and Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, JJ.

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Laws Cited

Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance (XVII of 2000)

Representation

  • Abdul Saeed Khan Ghori, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner.
  • Nemo for Respondents.
  • 5. Learned Advocate for the petitioner vehemently argued that although minor penalty was proposed by the Inquiry Officer but the competent authority without providing proper opportunity of hearing passed order of removal from service.'

Headnotes / Summary

Ss. 3, 5 & 10

Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973), S.4

Constitution of Pakistan, Art.212(3)

Removal from service

Petitioner was removed front service after serving him charge-sheet and holding enquiry against him on certain charges against hint

Departmental representation by the petitioner was not responded and appeal filed by the petitioner was dismissed by the Service Tribunal

Petitioner denied all the allegations levelled against hint in the charge-sheet as well as show-cause notice

Material witnesses were not examined, enquiry was not properly conducted

Service Tribunal passed impugned order by holding that competent Authority could take different view than the view taken by the Inquiry Officer

Service Tribunal had failed to take into consideration grounds taken by the petitioner

Petition for leave to appeal was converted into appeal, by Supreme Court allowed the same, and set aside the impugned judgment and remanded the matter to Service Tribunal to decide the case of the petitioner afresh after hearing the parties.

Judgment & Decree

KHILJI ARIF HUSSAIN, J.

Aggrieved by the judgment dated 6-6-2009 passed the Federal Service Tribunal, Karachi, the petitioner preferred this petition for leave to appeal.

2. Briefly the facts to decide the petition are that the petitioner joined F.I.A. as Head Constable on 21-9-1985 and was serving in the same position at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, when he was placed under suspension on 18-2-2006 and was served with charge-sheet dated 30-3-2006 along with statement of allegations. The petitioner submitted his reply to the charge-sheet in which he denied the allegations levelled against him. The petitioner was served with show-cause notice dated 24-6-2006 along with copy of inquiry. The petitioner did not find favour with the competent authority and order for his removal from service was passed. His departmental representation did not merit any response and consequently the petitioner filed service appeal before the Tribunal within the stipulated time frame.

3. Learned Federal Service Tribunal vide its judgment dated 6-6-2006 dismissed the appeal solely on the ground that though minor penalty was recommended by the Inquiry Officer, the competent authority, after giving show-cause notice to the petitioner indicating the order of major penalty can be passed, rightly passed order of removal from service.

4. Heard Mr. Abdul Saeed Khan Ghori, appearing for the petitioner.

5. Learned Advocate for the petitioner vehemently argued that although minor penalty was proposed by the Inquiry Officer but the competent authority without providing proper opportunity of hearing passed order of removal from service.'

6. We have gone through the impugned judgment as well as perused the record. From the perusal of the record it appears that the petitioner denied all the allegations levelled against him in the charge-sheet as well as show-cause notice and that material witnesses were not examined, enquiry was not properly conducted also before the Tribunal but the Tribunal passed the impugned order by holding that a competent authority can take different view than the view taken by the Inquiry Officer. There is no cavil to this proposition but since the Tribunal failed to take in consideration other grounds taken by the petitioner, we convert this petition into appeal, allow the same set aside the impugned judgment and remand the matter to the Tribunal to decide the case of the petitioner afresh after hearing the parties. H.B.T. /A-109/SC Case remanded.